Now getting new electricity connections in Uttarakhand will not be as easy as before. Energy Corporation has changed the rules for new electricity connections. Now electricity consumers will have to apply on the basis of kilowatt.

The system of issuing electricity connections in Uttarakhand has been changed. Energy corporations will no longer be able to issue big electricity connections to small engineers. The XEN’s range has been capped at 75 kW. Earlier this limit was up to 1000 kW. This new arrangement has been issued by the Energy Corporation Headquarters.

Earlier, the right to issue XEN up to 1000 kilowatts, Superintending Engineer from 1000 to 2000 kilowatts, and above two thousand kilowatts was given to the Chief Engineer. By changing this arrangement, now XEN up to 75 kW, connections above 75 kW will issue XEN only after the approval of the Superintending Engineer. 

The connections above 500 KVA up to 1250 KVA will be issued by the Superintending Engineer after the approval of the Chief Engineer. The file for connection above 1250 kV up to 2500 kV will go to MD after the recommendation of Director Operations. After the approval of MD, the Chief Engineer will be able to release the connection.

Along with this, new connections of all types of steel mills, arcs, induction furnaces, rolling mills, mini steel plants will also be approved from the headquarters level. MD Anil Kumar confirmed the new arrangement.

During the time of MD Khairwal, the rights of the field had increased: In the past, only the present system was applicable for issuing electricity connections. The system was changed after the arrival of IAS Neeraj Khairwal on the post of MD. He increased the rights of field engineers. After the departure of the IAS officers, then the old system was restored.  

A committee has been constituted to issue electricity connections above 2500 KVA . Managing Director, Director Operations, Director Project will be in this committee. SE attached to Director Operations will be the convener of this committee. 

With the release of new connections, if the load of the previously approved connections is increased, then its arrangement
has also been changed. In that too, the rights of engineers were fixed from XEN to Headquarters. 

519 Electricity Connections Hanging Due to Software Defects
In Uttarakhand, there is a problem in issuing new electricity connections ranging from one to ten kilowatts. About 519 new electricity connections have not been issued in the state. These new electricity connections are not being issued due to software flaw. In the Energy Corporation, electricity connections ranging from one to ten kilowatts are issued from the level of Assistant Engineer.

Since a week, there is a problem in releasing the connection from the Assistant Engineer level. Maximum 300 new electricity connections are hanging in Nainital district. EE BS Bisht told that efforts are being made to rectify the problem. In Dehradun also about 85 new connections are hanging.

15 new connections have not been issued in Pauri. 117 electricity connections are pending in USnagar. Director Operations ML Prasad says that the problem has been solved by the IT Section. All pending connections will be released on Monday.