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All right, I have gone through the process of getting a dedicated EV meter in Maharashtra. I thought I would document it here so EV owners from Maharashtra would benefit.
Please Note that
Why do you need a separate 7.5 KW meter?
GTO mentioned in comprehensive thread . However, there are certain cases where you might need a dedicated 7.5 KW meter.
Below are the reasons why I decided to get a dedicated EV meter.
Current charges (1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025) for EV meters are Rs. 7.75 per unit in Maharashtra. Unlike residential slabs, there are no slabs with an EV connection. So the rate will be the same if you use 100 or 1000 units.
The process to request an EV meter is as follows:
A. Online application process
I am mentioning essential options here. The rest of the options are self-explanatory.
Consumer Category - 1-LT-SUPPLY
Supply Type - SINGLE-SINGLE PHASE
Requested Load -7.5 KW
Nearest Consumer No - It should be your existing residential MSEB connection number.
Name of Highway and milestone (if any) - NA
Ownership Details - Private Charging Station
Operation Timings(in hours/Day, except Holidays) - 1 (Mins) 23 (hours)
Mode of payment for charging - Debit / Credit Card
Whether facility of advance booking available - No
Manned/ unmanned - Manual + Automatic
Charger Type - Type-2 AC
No. of Chargers - 1
Charging vehicle type (Wheeler) - 2-Wheeler 4-Wheeler
Is Multiparty/Triparty Secondary Consumers - No
Please select option for payment - Provisional Estimate alongwith Processing Fees
B. Upload Required Documents
Once you submit the details, it will generate the application number and will show you the submitted details. It will also have the option to upload the documents.
You need to upload the below documents scan copies.
Once you upload the documents, you will see the applicable charges for the connection. DO NOT make the payment at this stage.
Note about charging use undertaking.
Though the portal says undertaking needs to be on Rs.200 stamp paper, you can use Rs.100 stamp paper and there is no issue with it. There is no Rs.200 stamp paper available.
Once you print the undertaking draft on stamp paper, you must notarize it and sign it. Then, you should upload the scanned copy to the portal. During the print, you can print half of the draft on stamp paper and the remaining half on green legal paper.
In the undertaking draft, fill below details.
You name
commissioned at - Your society name, taluka
having 1 number of chargers
specification of charger 7.5KW
Your name and signature at the end
Please note that you can submit the form and upload documents later on. Use this link to resume your application and upload documents when they are ready.
Also note that once you submit the application, you need to upload documents and make payment within 15 days. Otherwise your application will be cancelled.
C. Visit the MSEB office with documents.
Once you upload scanned copies to the portal, you must visit your MSEB office with all the original documents and application confirmation printout.
The MSEB officer will verify all the documents, and if everything looks good, then ask you to get the MSEB electrician's test report which is also called as A1 form. A1 form contains customer details and require load details. You will get an A1 form in the MSEB office. You need to print it and fill in the required details. Then, you need to contact the MSEB electrician for a signature. MSEB electrician might come to your place for a survey and, after the survey, will remark, "Meter can be installed on this place and there is a sufficient load to provide." In my case, he signed the form directly as he was aware of our society.
Once the A1 form is signed, you must visit the MSEB office with all the documents again. The senior officer will again verify everything and may ask you questions such as
1) Do you have a place to install a charger?
2) Have you taken permission from your society committee?
In my case, I told them we already have many private EV chargers installed, and the committee should have no objection to my connection since it's my private parking space.
Once everything is verified, the officer will sign it and stamp it for the next processing.
D. Payment fees
After signature and stamping, you will receive an SMS stating payment of meter installation charges with an online payment link. Once you make the payment, the meter will be approved within a week. Final application should look like below with payment structure.
E. Meter Installation
Once you get the SMS that the meter is installed, you can contact the MSEB electrician again for meter installation.
You should receive SMS like below. This message means meter is installed in their system but not at customer site.
The electrician will pick up the meter from the MSEB office and install it in your meter room. He will contact you before coming for the installation.
The electrician will use the existing meter input and borrow a connection for the EV meter. In my case, I insisted on using my residential meter input. See the picture below, which shows my EV meter adjacent to my residential meter. R represents my residential meter.
Please note that MSEB is responsible for installing an EV meter in the meter room where rest of the meters are installed. You need to make provision to carry cable from installed meter to your parking for charger installation. Work and cost associated with carrying cable from meter to your parking place is outside of MSEB scope and you need to bare it. You need to take help from local electrician for cable installation from meter room to your parking place. MSEB engineer will just install the meter in the meter room and nothing else.
Once meter is installed, you need to wait for a month before reading is taken from the new meter and then meter number and its bill will be visible in Mahavitaran app.
Expenses -
MSEB connection expenses - Rs.11460
Undertaking and notary charges - Rs. 350
Total expenses - 11810
Total time it takes from application to meter installation - 3 weeks
Number of visits required to MSEB office - 2
Number of phone calls to MSEB Electrician for A1 signing and meter installation - 50 (These guys are super busy!)
Overall, if you follow the process and have all the proper documentation, it's straightforward. I hope this helps!
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