Amendment status not verified — confirm the current text below against the official source.
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Code, the charges to be levied on the consumer by the distribution licensee for the supply of electricity in pursuance of the provisions of the Act, shall be in accordance with the tariff fixed by the Commission from time to time and the conditions of the licence. (2) The charges of electricity supplied by the licensee shall be:- (a) fixed in accordance with the methods and principles as may be specified by the Commission; and (b) published in such manner so as to give adequate publicity for such charges and prices. (3) The licensee shall publish the tariff schedule in English and Malayalam on its website immediately after the Commission has approved it. (4) The licensee shall also make available copies of the tariff schedule in English and in Malayalam to its consumers at a reasonable price. (5) The charges may include:-- (i) energy charge; (ii) fixed charge or demand charge, as the case may be; (iii) meter rent, if any; (iv) capacitor surcharge, if any; (v) fuel cost adjustment charge, if any; (vi) power factor adjustment charge, if any; (vii) reactive energy charge, if any; (viii) time of use charge, if any; (ix) penal charge for delay in payment and for exceeding contract demand, if any; (x) interest on instalments due, if any; (xi) wheeling charge, if any; (xii) cross-subsidy surcharge, if any; (xiii) rent for electric plant and equipment of the licensee, if any; (xiv) charge for protected load, if any; (xv) penal charge for harmonic dumping, if any; (xvi) any other charge applicable as approved by the Commission from time to time: Provided that electricity duty, taxes or any other statutory levy payable by the consumer shall also be shown in the bill.