In Brief
A small-scale industrial consumer applied to reduce its sanctioned electricity load from 4000 KVA to 1325 KVA, citing technical issues. The Board refused, citing a three-year restriction in a recent enhancement agreement. The Supreme Court allowed the consumer's appeal, holding that multiple enhancement agreements executed over time on the same electricity connection are merely amendments to the initial connection agreement, not separate new agreements. Consequently, the three-year restriction period runs from the initial agreement date, not the latest enhancement agreement. Since the reduction request was filed well beyond three years from the initial agreement, it should have been allowed under the Regulations, which favour consumer rights."
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