ACT 2003 / SUPPLY CODE 2005

Electricity Theft & UUE Assessment Calculator

Prepare an indicative energy assessment for unauthorized use of electricity (UUE) or suspected theft using the prescribed connected-load formula.

01 · CASE INPUTS

Assessment basis

UUE / Section 126 Theft / Section 135

Consumer category Connected load kW Billing supply type (ST) Applicable energy tariff ₹/kWh Assessment days days Supply hours per day hours Load factor 0–1

Direct theft (use F = 1.00) Period unknown (cap UUE period at 12 months) Domestic supply partly used commercially (healthy meter)

Assessment multiplier Energy already billed/paid ₹

03 · LEGAL BASIS & LIMITS

How this estimate works

UUE / Section 126: The Electricity Act, 2003 provides assessment for the actual period of unauthorized use, or up to the preceding 12 months when the period cannot be ascertained. Section 126(6) specifies twice the applicable tariff.

Supply Code 6.8 and Annexure 6.3: The default presumption is 90 days for domestic/agriculture and 180 days for other categories. The formula is L × F × D × H; default factors include 0.30 for domestic/agriculture, 0.50 for non-domestic/industry, and 0.75 for large/heavy power.

Theft / Section 135: Theft is a criminal proceeding. The calculator estimates the energy component described in Supply Code Annexure 6.3; it does not calculate imprisonment, prosecution, civil damages, compounding fees, disconnection, or any statutory fine.

UP orders reviewed: The 21 August 2017 UP Power Corporation direction requires prompt inspection, evidence preservation, FIR within 24 hours where prima facie theft is found, a provisional assessment bill within three days, and a 15-day objection window. The 4 October 2018 direction records that a domestic light-and-fan consumer with sanctioned load up to 5 kW using part of the load commercially is treated under Section 126 only when the metering system is healthy.

This is an indicative calculation tool, not a provisional/final assessment order or legal advice. The assessing officer, applicable tariff order, meter evidence, inspection record, and current law prevail. The 1.50× option is retained for Supply Code Annexure 6.3 references; select the current Act option where Section 126(6) applies. The supplied 2017 order discusses shaman/compounding and restoration procedure, but does not contain a current fee table; no compounding amount is guessed here.

Sources supplied for this calculator: Electricity Act, 2003 (as amended), Sections 126 and 135; UP Electricity Supply Code, 2005, Clause 6.8 and Annexure 6.3; supplied UP Power Corporation directions dated 21 August 2017 and 4 October 2018, reproduced in the supplied scanned compilation.