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CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 23rd December, 2019
No. CEA-GO-13-15/3/2019-DPR Division.—Whereas the draft regulations proposing to amend the Central
Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006 was published in six newspaper dailies, as
required by sub-section (3) of section 177 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (36 of 2003) read with sub-rule (2) of rule (3) of the
Electricity (Procedure for previous Publication) Rules, 2005, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to
be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of forty-five days, from the date on which the copies of the newspaper
containing the said publications were made available to the public;
And whereas copies of the said newspapers containing the said regulations were made available to the public on
21st February, 2019;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public on the said draft regulations were
considered by the Central Electricity Authority;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 55 read with clause
(c) of sub-section (2) of section 177 of the Electricity Act, 2003, the Central Electricity Authority hereby makes the
following regulations further to amend the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters)
Regulations, 2006, namely: -
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2019.

(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

2. In the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Regulations, 2006 (hereinafter referred to
as the said regulations), in sub-regulation (1) of regulation (2),-

(i) clause (g), shall be omitted;

(ii) for clause (i), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(i) ‘Check Meter’ means a meter, which shall be connected to the same core of the Instrument Transformer
to which main meter is connected and shall be used for accounting and billing of electricity in case of failure
of main meter;”;
(iii) for clause (j), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(j) ‘Consumer Meter’ means a meter used for accounting and billing of electricity supplied to or from the
consumer but excluding those consumers covered under Interface Meters;”;
(iv) for clause (k), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(k) ‘Correct Meter’ means a meter, complying the standards as specified in the Schedule to these
regulations;”;
(v) for clause (m), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(m) ‘Instrument Transformer’ means the ‘Current Transformer’ (CT) or ‘Current Transformer’ (CT) and
‘Capacitor Voltage Transformer’ (CVT) or ‘Current Transformer’ (CT) and ‘Inductive Voltage Transformer’
(IVT);”;
(vi) for clause (n), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(n) ‘Interface Meter’ means a meter used for accounting and billing of electricity, connected at the point of
interconnection between electrical systems of generating company, licensee and consumers, directly
connected to the Inter-State Transmission System or Intra-State Transmission System or Distribution System
and who have been permitted open access by the Appropriate Commission;”;
(vii) for clause (p), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(p) ‘Meter’ means a device suitable for measuring, indicating and recording the conveyance of electricity or
any other quantity related with electrical system and shall include, wherever applicable, other equipment such
as Instrument Transformer necessary for the purpose of measurement and also mean ‘Correct Meter’, if it
complies with the standards as specified in the Schedule to these regulations;”;
(viii) clause (r), shall be omitted.
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(ix) after clause (t), the following clause shall be inserted, namely:-
“(ta) ‘Smart Meter’ means a meter as specified in IS 16444 and as amended from time to time;”;
(x) for clause (v), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(v) ‘Standby Meter’ means a meter connected to Instrument Transformer, other than those used for main
meter and check meter and shall be used for accounting and billing of electricity in case of failure of both
main meter and check meter;”;
(xi) clauses (x) and (y), shall be omitted.

3. In the Central Electricity Authority (Installation and Operation of Meters) Amendment Regulations, 2014,
regulation 2 relating to Application shall be omitted.

4. In regulation 4 of the said regulations, for sub-regulation (1), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(1) (a) all new Interface Meters and Energy Accounting and Audit Meters shall be of static type and shall
have automatic remote meter reading facility;
(b) all new Consumer Meters shall be Smart Meters with prepayment feature:
Provided that the existing meters, other than Smart Meters, shall be replaced with Smart Meters with
prepayment feature within a time frame as specified by the Central Government.”.
5. In regulation 5 of the said regulations, for clause (a), the following shall be substituted, namely:-
“(a) comply with the relevant standards of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). If BIS Standards are not
available for a particular equipment or material, the relevant International Electro-technical Commission
(IEC) Standards, or any other equivalent Standard shall be followed:
Provided that whenever an IEC Standard or any other equivalent Standard is followed, necessary
corrections or modifications shall be made for nominal system frequency and nominal system voltage
prevailing in India before actual adoption of the said Standard:
Provided further that necessary corrections or modifications for ambient temperature and humidity shall
be made as per the range specified in the Schedule to these regulations.”.
6. In regulation 6 of the said regulations, in sub-regulation (2), for clause (b), the following shall be substituted,
namely:-
“(b) If any consumer opts to purchase a meter, the same may be purchased by him as per the technical
specifications laid down by the licensee in compliance with these regulations and meter purchased by the
consumer shall be tested, installed and sealed by the licensee:
Provided that the consumer shall claim the meter purchased by him as his asset only after it is
permanently removed from the system of the licensee.”
7. In regulation 7 of the said regulations,-

(i) in sub-regulation (1), for Table-1, the following Table shall be substituted, namely:-
“Table -1
Sl. Stages Main Meter Check Meter Standby Meter
No

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

1. Generating Station On all outgoing feeders On all outgoing feeders (i)High Voltage
including bus sectionalizer or tie including bus (HV) side of
line between two stages of sectionalizer or tie line Generator
generating stations having between two stages of Transformers
different tariffs or different generating stations (ii) High Voltage
ownership or both having different tariffs or side of all Station
Auxiliary
different ownership or
Transformers
both

2. Transmission and (i) At one end of the (i) There shall be

line between the substations no separate
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Distribution System of the same licensee; standby meter.

(ii) At both ends of the (ii)Meter
line between substations of installed at other
two different licensees: end of the line in
Provided that meters at both case of two
ends shall be considered as main different licensees
meters for respective licensees. shall work as
- standby meter.

3. Inter-Connecting High Voltage (HV) side of ICT. - Low Voltage

Transformer (ICT) (LV) side of ICT.

4. Consumer directly
connected to the Inter-
State Transmission
System or Intra-State
Transmission System or
Distribution System who
has been permitted open
access by the Appropriate
Commission As decided by the Appropriate Commission.”.
or

any other system not

covered above

(ii) in sub-regulation (2),-

(I) in clause (a), in the first proviso, for the words “real time display unit”, the words “in home display unit”
shall be substituted;

(II) for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(b) The location of meter and height of meter display from the floor shall be as specified in IS 15707 and as
amended from time to time.”;
(III) for clause (c), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(c) For outdoor installations, the meters shall be protected by appropriate enclosure of level of protection as
specified in the IS 15707 and as amended from time to time.”;
(IV) clause (d) shall be omitted.

(iii) in sub-regulation (3), in clause (i), after sub-clause (a), the following proviso shall be inserted , namely:-

“Provided that in case of Renewable energy generating station, the meter shall be installed at the inverter
Alternating Current (AC) output terminals.”.
8. In regulation 9 of the said regulations,-

(i) for sub-regulation (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(3) In case of single phase meters, the consumer shall ensure that there is no common neutral or phase or
looping of neutral or phase of two or more consumers on consumers’ side wiring:
Provided that, if such common neutral or phase or looping of neutral or phase comes to the notice of
licensee, it shall suitably inform the consumer through installation report or regular electricity bills or meter
test report or SMS as applicable, as soon as it comes to it’s notice and the same shall be rectified by the
consumer within 15 days from such notice by the licensee.”;
(ii) for sub-regulation (5), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(5) If the earth leakage indication is displayed in the meter, the licensee shall suitably inform the consumer
through installation report or regular electricity bills or meter test report or SMS as applicable, as soon as it
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comes to it’s notice and the same shall be rectified by the consumer within 15 days from such notice by the
licensee.”;
(iii) for sub-regulation (6), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(6) In case Instrument Transformer form part of the meters, the meter shall be installed as near as possible to
the Instrument Transformer to reduce the potential drop in the secondary leads.”.
9. In regulation 12 of the said regulations,-

(i) in sub-regulation (1), for clause (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(b) A tracking and recording mechanism for all seals shall be maintained by the licensee so as to track total
movement of seals starting from procurement (with manufacturer’s details), storage, record keeping,
installation, series of inspections and removal.”.
10. In regulation 13 of the said regulations, in sub-regulation (3),-

(i) For the words “consumer meter”, the words “Consumer Meter” and for the words “real time display”, the words
“in home display” shall be substituted.

11. For regulation 14, the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(1) Interface Meters: (a) It shall be the responsibility of the Generating Company or the licensee, in whose
premises the meter has been installed, to download the meter data, record the metered data and furnish such
data to various agencies as per the procedure laid down by the Appropriate Commission:
Provided that the responsibility of maintaining database of all the information associated with the
Interface Meters and verifying the correctness of the metered data shall be in accordance with the procedure
laid down by the Appropriate Commission.
(b) The metered data shall be communicated to the respective Load Despatch Centre by using a secured and
dedicated communication system.
(2) Consumer Meters: (a) It shall be the responsibility of the licensee to download the Meter data either locally
or remotely, record the metered data, maintain database of all the information associated with the Consumer
Meters and verify the correctness of the metered data:
Provided that the Appropriate Regulatory Commission shall specify suitable time frame for ensuring
electronic meter reading of all consumer meters by the licensees.
(b) The licensee shall maintain accounts for the electricity consumption and other electrical quantities of its
consumers:
Provided that the licensee shall provide information to the consumer related to his energy consumption
through Mobile App or Web application or in home display or any other suitable means.
(c) Brief history, date of installation and details of testing, calibration and replacement of meters shall be
maintained by the licensee.
(3) Energy Accounting and Audit Meters.- (a) It shall be the responsibility of the generating company or
licensee to download the meter data locally or remotely, record the metered data, maintain database of all the
information associated with the energy accounting and audit meters and verify the correctness of the metered
data.
(b) Each generating company or licensee shall prepare quarterly, half-yearly and yearly energy account for its
system for taking appropriate action for efficient operation and system development.”.
12. In regulation 15 of the said regulations,-

(i) in sub-regulation (1) for clauses (a) & (b), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“ (a) Whenever difference between the readings of the Main Meter and the Check Meter for any month is more
than 0.5%, the following steps shall be taken:
(i) checking of Instrument Transformers connections;

(ii) testing of accuracy of Interface Meter at site with a reference standard meter of accuracy class higher than
the meter under test;

(iii) based on the test results as specified in items (i) and (ii), corrective action shall be taken to replace the
defective meter.
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(b) In case of conspicuous failures like burning of meter and erratic display of metered parameters and when
the error found in testing of meter is beyond the permissible limit of error provided in the relevant standard, the
meter shall be replaced immediately:
Provided that whenever an Interface Meter is replaced, it shall be ensured that Interface Meter at the
other end, if any, of the transmission or distribution system, shall have same accuracy class.”;
(ii) in sub-regulation (3), after clause (c), the following shall be inserted, namely:-

“(d) readings not in conformity with the readings of Interface Meters.”

13. In regulation 17 of the said regulations for sub-regulations (2) and (3), the following shall be substituted, namely:-

“(2) (a) The licensee shall set up accredited testing laboratories or utilise the services of other accredited testing
laboratories.
(b) The licensee shall take immediate action to get the accreditations for their existing meter testing
laboratories from NABL, if not already done.
(3) The generating company or licensee shall ensure that all type, routine and acceptance tests are carried out
by the manufacturer complying with the requirement of the relevant Indian Standards.”.
14. In regulation 18 of the said regulations,-

(i) in sub-regulation (1), for clauses (b) and (c), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

“(b) All Interface Meters shall be tested on-site using accredited test laboratory for routine accuracy testing at
least once in five years and recalibrated if required.
Provided that these meters shall also be tested whenever the energy and other quantities recorded by the
meter are abnormal or inconsistent with electrically adjacent meters.
(c) Testing and calibration of Interface Meters shall be carried out in the presence of the representatives of the
supplier and buyer by giving the advance notice to the other party regarding the date of testing.”;
(ii) for sub-regulations (2) and (3), the following shall be substituted, namely: -

“(2) Consumer Meters: The testing of Consumer Meters shall be done at site through accredited test laboratory
at least once in five years and recalibrated, if required:
Provided that the licensee instead of testing the meter at site can remove the meter and replace the same
by a meter duly tested in an accredited test laboratory:
Provided further that meter shall be tested if the consumption pattern changes drastically from the
similar months or seasons of the previous years or if there is consumer’s complaint pertaining to a meter:
Provided also that the meter used for testing shall be of better accuracy class than the meter under test.
(3) Energy Accounting and Audit Meters: Energy Accounting and Audit Meters shall be tested at site through
accredited test laboratory at least once in five years or whenever the accuracy is suspected or whenever the
readings are inconsistent with the readings of other meters, e.g., Check Meters, Standby Meters and defective
meters shall be recalibrated, if required:
Provided that the testing shall be carried out without removing the Instrument Transformers
connection.”.
15. Regulation 20 of the said regulations shall be omitted.

16. In the said regulations, after regulation 20 as so omitted, the following regulations shall be inserted, namely: -

“21. Cyber Security. - Generating Company and licensee shall comply with cyber security guidelines issued by
the Central Government, from time to time, and the technical standards for communication system in Power
Sector laid down by the Authority.
22. Relaxation of Regulations. - The Authority, by order in writing and the reasons to be recorded, may relax
any provision of these regulations in respect of any matters referred to the Authority on case to case basis.”
17. In the Schedule to the said regulations, -

(a) in part I, -
(a) for paragraph (1), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: -

“(1) These standards provide for specification of meters, immunity to external factors, sealing points and
functional requirements that are required from regulatory perspective:
Provided that, detailed technical specifications shall be prepared by the Generating Company or licensee, as the
case may be.”;
(b) for paragraph (2), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely: -
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“(2) Specification of meters:

1. Standard Reference Voltage, Voltage Range, As per relevant Indian Standards (IS).
Standard Frequency, Starting Current and
Maximum Current, Power Factor Range, Power
Frequency withstand voltage, Impulse voltage
withstand test for 1.2/50 micro sec, Power
Consumption
2. Standard Basic Current As per relevant IS. Current range of consumer meters shall
be so chosen as to record the load current corresponding to
the sanctioned load.
3. Accuracy class Meters shall meet the following requirements of Accuracy
Class:
(a) Interface Meters 0.2S
(b) Consumer Meters
(i) Upto 650 Volts Direct 1.0
Connected
(ii) Upto 650 volts CT Class 0.5S as per relevant
Connected IS where separate CTs are
used
Or
Class 1.0 as per relevant
IS for terminal less direct
connected long current
range meters.

(iii) Above 650 volts and 0.5S

up to 33 kilo volts
(iv) Above 33 kilo volts 0.2S
(c) Energy Accounting and Audit Meters

(i) In generating stations, the accuracy class of meter(s)

at a point after the generator stator terminals, before the
tap off to the unit auxiliary transformer(s) and at the
inverter AC output terminals in case of Renewable
Energy generating station, shall not be inferior to that of
0.2S accuracy class:

Provided that, the accuracy class of other meters shall

not be inferior to that of 1.0S accuracy class.

(ii)The accuracy class of meters in transmission system

shall not be inferior to that of 0.2S accuracy class.

(iii) The accuracy class of meters in distribution system

shall not be inferior to that of 0.5S accuracy class where
separate CTs are used with meter:

Provided that in case of terminal less direct connected

long current range meters accuracy class shall not be
inferior to class 1.0.

(iv) The accuracy class of Energy accounting and Audit

Meters for renewable energy generating station located
at consumer premises shall be same as that of consumer
meter.
4. Ambient Temperature and Humidity (in case an Temperature range:
International Standard or an IEC Standard is
followed) Limit range of operation: -10 °C to +70 °C
Limit range for storage and transport: -10 °C to +70 °C
Relative Humidity: up to 100%
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Note: (1) For Special applications other temperature values

can be used according to agreement between
manufacturer and purchaser.

(2) Operation, storage and transport of the meter at

the extremes of the temperature range should be
for a maximum period of six hours.

5. Only fundamental frequency quantities shall be measured and computed while measuring Wh and VArh.”;

(c) for paragraph (3), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“(3) Meter shall have one port for downloading facilities of metered data through Common Meter Reading
Instrument (CMRI) and another port/system for remote communication.”;
(d) for paragraph (5), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“(5) Sealing Points: Sealing shall be done at the following points (as applicable):
(a) Meter body with cover (Not applicable if integrated body is used),
(b) Meter terminal cover ,
(c) Meter test terminal block ,
(d) Meter cabinet/ panel,
(e) Instrument Transformer(s) terminal box for metering purpose, and junction box, if any.”;

(e) for paragraph (6), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“(6) (a) The accuracy class of Instrument Transformer shall not be inferior to that of associated meters.
(b) The Instrument Transformer shall comply with relevant Indian Standards.

(c) The existing Instrument Transformer not complying with these regulations shall be replaced by new
Instrument Transformer, if found defective or non-functional.”;

(f) paragraph (7), shall be omitted.

(b) in part II, in paragraph (1),-

(a) for sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“(a) The Interface Meters shall be three phase four wire static type, composite meters, self–contained devices
for measurement of active and reactive energy, and certain other parameters as described in the following
paragraphs:
Provided that, the meters shall be suitable for being connected directly to voltage transformers (VTs)
having a rated secondary line-to-line voltage of 110 V, and to current transformers (CTs) having a rated
secondary current of 1A or 5A:
Provided further that, the reference frequency shall be 50Hz.
(b) The meters shall have a non-volatile memory capable of storing data for a period of at least last ten days
and shall be able to measure following parameters in the manner specified, in addition to those specified in the
relevant Indian Standards:
(i) average frequency for each successive time block upto 2 decimal truncation;
(ii) net Wh transmittal during each successive time block upto two decimal, with plus sign for active power
sent out from station busbars and minus sign for active power received into the busbars;
(iii) cumulative Wh transmittal at each midnight, in eight digits including one decimal;
(iv) cumulative VArh transmittal for voltage high condition, at each midnight, in eight digits including one
decimal;
(v) cumulative VArh transmittal for voltage low condition, at each midnight, in eight digits including one
decimal;
(vi) date and time blocks of failure of VT supply on any phase, as a star(*) mark and (Z) mark in case of
complete voltage failure;
(vii) net VArh transmittal during each successive time block upto two decimal with plus sign for reactive
power sent out from station busbars and minus sign for reactive power received into the busbars;
(viii) average voltage upto 2 decimal truncation:
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Provided that the time block for recording of meter data by the meter shall be 15 minutes or as specified
by the Central Commission.”;
(b) sub-paragraph (c) shall be omitted.

(c) sub-paragraph (d), shall be omitted.

(d) for sub-paragraphs (e), (f), (g) and (h), the following sub-paragraphs shall be substituted, namely:-

“(e) There shall be two reactive energy registers, one for the period when average RMS voltage is above 103%
and the other for the period when the voltage is below 97%.
(f) The Wh recording shall have a +ve sign when there is a net Wh export from substation busbars, and a –ve
sign when there is a net Wh import:
Provided that the integrating (cumulative) registers for Wh and VArh shall move forward when there is
Wh or VArh export from substation busbars, and backward when there is an import.
(g) The meters shall also display (on demand), by turn, the following parameters :
(i) Unique identification number of the meter,
(ii) Date,
(iii) Time,
(iv) Cumulative Wh register reading,
(v) Average frequency of the previous time block,
(vi) Net Wh transmittal in the previous time block, with +/-sign,
(vii) Average percentage voltage,
(viii) Reactive power with +/- sign,
(ix) Voltage-high VArh register reading,
(x) Voltage-low VArh register reading,
(xi) Net VArh transmittal in the previous time block, with +/-sign.

(h) (i) the three line-to-neutral voltages shall be continuously monitored, and in case any of these falls below
80%, the same shall be suitably indicated and recorded in the meter memory.

(ii) the meters shall normally operate with the power drawn from the VT secondary circuits:

Provided that there shall be provision to operate the meters from AC and DC auxiliary power supply.

(iii) each meter shall have a built-in calendar and clock and shall have facility of automatic time
synchronisation.

(iv) the meters shall be properly sealed and tamper evident with no possibility of any adjustment at site.”;

(e) clause (i), shall be omitted;

(f) for sub-paragraph (j), the following sub-paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“(j) The Main Meter and the Check Meter shall be connected to same core of Instrument Transformer.”;
(g) after sub-paragraph (j), the following sub-paragraphs shall be inserted, namely:-

“(k) All new meters shall have capability of recording frequency in steps of 0.01 Hz.
(l) All new meters shall be re-configurable at site for change of time block as specified by the Central
Commission.”.
(iii) In part III,-

(a) for paragraphs (1) and (2), the following paragraphs shall be substituted, namely:-

“(1) The Consumer Meter shall have the facilities to measure, record and display parameters depending upon
the tariff requirement for various categories of consumers in line with the relevant Indian Standards:
Provided that the consumer meter shall also have facility to log and display tamper related events as per
the requirement of licensee.
(2) All meters shall have data storage capacity for at least 35 days in a non-volatile memory.”;

(b) in paragraph (3), for item (i) and the NOTE thereunder, the following shall be substituted, namely:-
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“(i) Additional anti-tampering features including logging of tampers such as current circuit reversal, current
circuit short or open and presence of abnormal magnetic field may be provided as per the regulations or
directions of the Appropriate Commission.
NOTE.- Smart Meter is bi-directional and therefore anti tamper feature stipulated at (3) (e) above shall not be
applicable.”;
(v) Part IV, paragraph (1), shall be omitted;

(v) In Part IV, for paragraph (2), the following paragraph shall be substituted, namely:-

“(2) The Energy Accounting and Audit Meters shall have the facility to measure, record and display parameters
depending upon the energy accounting and audit requirement of the respective Generating Company or
licensee in line with relevant Indian Standards.”

P. C. KUREEL, Secy.
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./375/19]

Note: The principal regulations were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part III, Section 4, vide
notification No. 502/70/CEA/DP&D, dated the 22nd March, 2006 and last amended vide notification No.
23/47/2014-R&R (Vol.III), dated the 03rd December, 2014.

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