Section 17
Assessment Of Electricity Tariff And Other Charges:
17. Assessment of Electricity Tariff and Other Charges:
(1) Government of Nepal shall constitute a Tariff Fixation Commission for the purpose of fixing electricity tariff and other charges.
(2) The commission constituted pursuant to Sub-section (1) shall consist of at least five persons from among the representative of the Government of Nepal, economist and those involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the consumers.
(3) The commission, pursuant to Sub-section (1), shall fix the electricity tariff and other charges on the basis of the rate of depreciation, reasonable profit, mode of the operation of the plant, changes in consumer’s price index, royalty, etc.
(4) The licensee shall not entitled to realize electricity charges and other charges and in excess of what has been fixed or any other charges other than those fixed pursuant to Sub-section (3).
(5) The commission pursuant to Sub-section (1) may, in order to complete its function, call for the concerned company, person, institution or corporate body, the necessary information and document and it shall be their duty to give such information and document.
(6) While fixing electricity tariff and other charges pursuant to Sub-section (3) the commission, constituted pursuant to Sub-section (1), may classify the types of consumer and fix the tariff accordingly.
(7) The working procedure of the commission, constituted pursuant to Sub-Section (1), shall be as prescribed.
(1) Government of Nepal shall constitute a Tariff Fixation Commission for the purpose of fixing electricity tariff and other charges.
(2) The commission constituted pursuant to Sub-section (1) shall consist of at least five persons from among the representative of the Government of Nepal, economist and those involved in the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity and the consumers.
(3) The commission, pursuant to Sub-section (1), shall fix the electricity tariff and other charges on the basis of the rate of depreciation, reasonable profit, mode of the operation of the plant, changes in consumer’s price index, royalty, etc.
(4) The licensee shall not entitled to realize electricity charges and other charges and in excess of what has been fixed or any other charges other than those fixed pursuant to Sub-section (3).
(5) The commission pursuant to Sub-section (1) may, in order to complete its function, call for the concerned company, person, institution or corporate body, the necessary information and document and it shall be their duty to give such information and document.
(6) While fixing electricity tariff and other charges pursuant to Sub-section (3) the commission, constituted pursuant to Sub-section (1), may classify the types of consumer and fix the tariff accordingly.
(7) The working procedure of the commission, constituted pursuant to Sub-Section (1), shall be as prescribed.