Coşkun TEZEL

The previous week, we mentioned illegal electricity definitions according to epdk's regulations. We will now share the process of appealing consumers' illegal electricity minutes and illegal electricity bills, which are against regulations.

• What is the Definition of Illegal Electricity Use?
• Billing and Objection Methods of Illegal Electricity Use
• Consumer Victory in Lost Fugitive Price
• Combating Leakage Electricity Use
• Chronic Leakage Electricity Use and Preventive Measures!
• Illegal Electricity Use and Sanctions
• Illegal Electricity Regulations and Illegal Electricity Calculation Principles
• Who should the consumer trust the victim of the electricity company.?

Illegal Electrical Applications and Dispute Processes for Invoice Amounts

The leaked electricity report in your name at your place of use and the consething electricity usage invoice; Due to the transactions contrary to the regulations you will determine by looking at whether the EPDK Electricity market is regulated in accordance with the consumer services regulations; In accordance with the principle that objections will not stop paying,(within 6 months from the date of notification);

You must make your objection to the illegal electricity bill within the first 6 months from the notification date.

You can appeal in writing to the relevant electricity distribution company; the distribution company is obliged to respond to the objection in illegal electricity bills within 10 working days.

Related Distribution Company; It is obliged to respond to your illegal electricity invoice objection in 10 business days.

Dispute Process and Dispute Amounts on Illegal Electricity Bills

In case your victimization arising from the response and application of the relevant distribution company is not eliminated, first of all;

Keep the dispute subject,

For those up to 7,500,00 Tl.ye, the county consumer arbitration committees should be applied to the provincial consumer arbitration committees for amounts between TL 7,500.00 and TL 11,330.00.

Distribution companies; Consumer arbitration committees can appeal their decision within 15 days or are obliged to implement the decision.

Despite this, some distribution companies have been unconstitutional; the consumer does not object to the decision made by the arbitral tribunal and does not implement the decision after two years. In this case, consumers should search for all their rights to the full end in this context,

Distribution companies; Consumer arbitration committees have the right to appeal their decision within 15 days. Otherwise, he is obliged to implement the decision.

In cases where distribution companies do not appeal or implement the decision of consumer arbitration committees within the legal period; consumers can search for their rights in the courts.

Sincerely

Coskun Tezel

I shared with you last week the definition of illegal electricity. This week, it will be implemented in the consumption of illegal electricity; I share the definition of time calculations based on calculating the amount of illegal electricity consumption and calculating the accrued invoice.

Next week, I will share consumer appeal processes for illegal electricity bills and results-oriented rights-looking methods.

• What is the Definition of Illegal Electricity Use?
• Appeal Process on Illegal Electricity Bills (5 Key Points)
• Consumer Victory in Lost Fugitive Price
• Combating Leakage Electricity Use
• Chronic Leakage Electricity Use and Preventive Measures!
• Illegal Electricity Use and Sanctions
• Illegal Electricity Regulations and Illegal Electricity Calculation Principles
• Who should the consumer trust the victim of the electricity company.?

Calculation Principles of The Amount of Illegal Electricity Consumption

Article 44 of the Electricity Market Consumer Services Regulation published in the official newspaper no. 30436 on May 30, 2018; Under the heading of calculating the amount of illegal electricity consumption;

By Established Counter Value

• (1) The amount of electrical energy consumed illegally under paragraphs (a) and (c) of the first paragraph of Article 42 is for all consumers;
  • a) First of all, according to the legally established meter value, which has correctly recorded the consumption,
  • b) In the absence of a legally established meter value that has correctly recorded consumption, it is calculated according to the amount of consumption in the same period without dispute.

(b) as a result of retrospective examinations from the date of detection of illegal use within the scope of the scope of the scope; if the date on which consumption values begin to fall can be determined, the same period before this date is considered a period without conflict.

According to the Use Factor of Installed Power

• (2) If there is no correctly determined consumption value within the scope of the first joke, regardless of whether the place of use is in a detached transformer;
  • a) In the housing, 0.60, which is the use factor of the power specified in the project if there is a project, if there is no project, 3 kW in simple structures, not less than 5 kW in others, according to the connection power and average daily working hours, taking into account local characteristics and similar structures,
  • b) In other consumer groups, the value found by multiplying the detected installed power by 0.60 as the operating factor is considered to be the connection power and this value is calculated according to the average daily working hours not below 3 kW.

In the event that such calculations cannot be performed; the amount of electrical energy consumed is calculated according to the average consumption of similar places of use in the same region.

A Separate Withdrawal Status Without Being Passed through the Counter

(3) Within the scope of paragraph (b) of the first paragraph of Article 42, a separate line is drawn without being passed through the sealed meter, and some devices are illegally fed; electrical energy consumed is calculated only by taking into account the installed power of the devices on this line

(4) in the determinations within the framework of paragraph (ç) of the first paragraph of article 42; calculation is made taking into account the difference between the index value on the date of the power cut off and the index value at the time of the leak detection.

Illegal Electricity Billing Principles

In article 45, "The period to be based on the calculation and billing of the amount of illegal electrical energy consumption";

• (1) The billing to the consumer found to be consuming illegal electrical energy is based on the following periods;
  • a) in the determinations within the framework of paragraph (a) of the first paragraph of article 42; the period between the date of the use of illegal electrical energy and the date of leak detection, provided that it is based on the correct findings and documents, cannot be more than 12 months. In the case of correct findings and documents, this period will be taken as 90 days.
  • b) in the determinations within the framework of paragraph (b) of the first paragraph of article 42; the calculation to be made regarding the use of illegal electrical energy is based on the duration of use, this period cannot last more than 180 days.
  • c) in the determinations within the framework of paragraph (c) of the first paragraph of article 42; the last transaction date carried out by the distribution company at the meter site and the date of the leak detection and this period cannot be more than 90 days, provided that the minutes are issued with the last index reading.
  • ç) If the consumer's date of use of illegal electrical energy is determined with the correct findings and documents, a retrospective normal consumption account is made from the start date specified in the first joke (b) and (c) in addition to illegal consumption, until the start date of the use of illegal electrical energy detected with the correct findings and documents, except for the period specified in the first statement (b) and (c).

1) The sum of the periods to be based on the normal consumption account for leak consumption and escape cannot be more than 12 months. In the calculation to be made, the unit prices in the periods considered to be consumption are taken into account and no delay increase is taken.

(2) in the determinations within the framework of paragraph (ç) of the first paragraph of article 42; the period to be based on the calculation to be made regarding the use of illegal electrical energy is the period between the date when the electrical energy subject to the determination of the consumer is cut off and the date of the leak detection.

Billing of Illegal Electricity by Subscriber Groups

(3) Average daily working hours in the calculation of the amount of illegal electrical energy consumption;

a) In the lynx; 5 hours,

b) In consumers who are in the agricultural irrigation consumer group; the time determined within the framework of the irrigation season time information to be taken on the basis of the product from the relevant Provincial Directorate of Agriculture,

c) From consumers who receive energy from the industrial consumer group and who provide shift services such as touristic facilities, fuel stations, hospitals, shopping centers, 7 hours for single shift workers, 14 hours for two shift workers, 21 hours for three shift workers,

d) In other consumers; 8 hours, is considered.

(4) For those who do not have a retail sales contract or bilateral agreement, working hours are increased by 20%. For those working three shifts, this period is considered 24 hours.

(5) In the implementation of subsex of the third paragraph (c), the determination of the officers of the organization who detected the leak in the determination of the number of shifts and the company records, if this is not possible, the official documents issued by public institutions and organizations are taken into account. If it is determined that the working hours are more than those specified in subseth (c) of the third paragraph, the detected hours are taken as the basis.

Sincerely

Coskun Tezel

Biblib;

Featured image; Split Bills by Dmitry Kovalev

April 27th 2019 world newspaper titled “Electricity Loss and Leakage Decreased” in the news published in the https://www.dunya.com/sektorler/enerji/elektrikte-kayip-kacak-azaldi-haberi-444065  “With epdk’s incentive system for distribution companies,

The leak/loss rate decreased from 15.9 per cent in 2013 to 14.6 in 2014, to 14.0 in 2015 to 13.4 in 2016, to 12.6 in 2017 and to 11.8 as of the end of 2018.

Looking at the table above, EPDK has set a target loss/leak rate for 2017, higher than the loss/leakage rates of 19 companies other than Akedaş, Boğaziçi and Çoruh companies. In this case, instead of improving the loss/leakage rates, which is one of the objectives of privatization, it is as if raising the rate of loss/leakage is encouraged.

Loss and Leakage Facts

We have published our article On Loss and Leakages Rates and Targets realized in 2020.

Another dimension of the truth is that you can’t do anything about it. Previously, the costs received under the name of Loss/Leakage fee, Mountain System Kull.Bedeli, Retail Sales Price and Transmission Sys.Usage .fee have started to be collected under the name of “Distribution Service Fee” only since 2017.

Lost Leak Rates 2019 – EPDK’s Statement and Industry Reality

As it turns out, the amount of loss/leakage price applied to the consumer on electricity bills is unknown since distribution began to be collected under the service charge, but in fact the leak/loss rate did not fall, but in the following year the program was given a bonus incentive to distribution companies by targeting higher than the realized k/k ratios of distribution companies.

Lost Leak Rates 2019 – EPDK’s Statement and Industry Reality; Distribution Service fee rates were 37% of the energy cost in 2014, but in 2019 this rate increased to 55% of the energy price and a pricing was created against the consumer.

In light of all this information, as claimed in the news, there is no improvement in loss/leakage rates, as reflected in the consumer bill, a situation in favor of the consumer is not seen.

Sincerely

Chukwuemeka Taylor