Due to non-availablility of 3 phase 4 wire energy meters which are to be imported, 3 phase 3 wire meters are sometimes being used for metering the consumption of agricultural consumers. The 3 phase 3 wire meters cannot record the lighting consumption made by one lamp of upto 40W allowed for use as pertariff LTP/Ag. The field officers are therefore, requested to offer the following options for the purpose of billing the lighting consumption to the agricultural consumers where 3 phase 3 wire meters are provided.

       (a) Either to accept the billing of lighting consumptuin at the rate 12 units per month during the period energy is consumed by the pruping load.

       or (b) to accept the billing of the actual lighting consumption in which case, the consurner will have to provide his own single phase energy meter for the purpose.

       Such consumer may further be informed that in the absence of any option not being intimated by tem, to the local office of the Board, option at (a) will be deemed to have been exercised by them and the billing of lighting consumption would be done accordingly.

       All the Superintending Engineers in charge of Circles are requested to ensure immediate compliance of the above instructions within their jurisdiction.