General Instructions

Inspection of electrical installations is carried out under Regulation-30 (Periodical inspection & testing) and Regulation-43 (Approval by Electrical Inspector for the Installation before commencement of supply or recommencement after shutdown for six months) of Central Electricity Authority (Measures relating to safety and electric supply) Regulation – 2010.

Every owner of electrical installation shall ensure compliance to the following:

(a)  Required inspection fees is deposited while applying for the service online.

(b)  Extend due co-operation for inspection such as safe access to equipment, installation & records.

(c)  Rectification report to be submitted within the stipulated time mentioned in the inspection report.

Based on the geographical location, the voltage level & capacity of the installation filled by the applicant, and the application will be routed to the designated inspector. Prior to applying to this service, if the applicant has applied for PEAL, the first section of the Certification of Electrical Installations form will get auto-populated from the PEAL form. Applicant who did not fill the PEAL form, will have to fill all the fields.

Fields marked with ‘*’ are mandatory and should be filled in before submitting the form on the single window portal. Leaving fields blank in the Form is not allowed. In case applicants wish not to enter data in a field, they can put “NA” if it is a text/description field or a “0”, if it is a numeric field. In case of errors, the form will show an error message. The applicant may correct the data and save the form again.

Some of the fields can accept multiple values. If the applicant wishes to furnish more than one item, he may use the “+” button to add more rows. Similarly, if he wishes to remove a row, he may use “x” button.

Applicants can attach documents in digital format as documentary evidences which the department will use for verification. Clicking on the choose button will let them select the document to be uploaded. Before submitting the document, they needs to ensure that all the information furnished by them is satisfactory and correct to the best of their knowledge and understanding. After checking that the information furnished in all the fields are in order, they can submit the application by clicking on the ‘Submit’ button.

After the form is successfully submitted, applicants can pay the required fees based on the category, voltage levels and capacity of their installation, either online or offline. If they wish to pay offline, they may choose the ‘Over the Counter’ option on the Cyber Treasury payment gateway. A challan with the account details of the department will then be generated. The applicant will take the hard copy of the challan to the nearest branch of the bank selected and deposit the amount either by Cash, or by means of Demand Draft. Once the fee is processed by the bank, the bank will send a transaction ID via SMS, which then will have to be entered on the Cyber Treasury portal to complete the application process.

Upon payment the applicant will receive an SMS & Email notification with the application number from the single window portal. 

Checklist of Documents

The applicant will need to attach the following documents with the application:

1. Drawing approval order from the Engineer-in-Chief (Electricity)

2. Details of Equipment

3. Completion Certificate against the work from a licensed electrical contractor of appropriate category.

4. Permission letter of concerned DisCom division for power supply to the proposed work

5. Test certificate of the Transformer

6. Factory test reports of each equipment

7. Field test report for each equipment

8. Transformer oil test report from Standard Testing Laboratory

9. Copy of test reports from Standard Testing Laboratory for CT, PT and Energy meter used to record the units generated in case of generator

Timelines

Field Instructions