Regulations on Electric Power Supply and Consumption (1996)

Regulations on Electric Power Supply and Consumption (1996)

Regulations on Electric Power Supply and Consumption (1996)

Order of the State Council [1996] No.196

April 17, 1996

Chapter I General Provisions

Article 1 For the purpose of strengthening the control on and management of electric power supply and consumption, protecting the legitimate rights and interests of both electric power suppliers and users, and ensuring electric power supply and consumption to proceed in an orderly, safe, economic and rational manner, these Regulations are hereby enacted pursuant to the Electric Power Law of the People's Republic of China.

Article 2 Within the People's Republic of China, all electric power supply enterprises (hereinafter referred to as the power supplier), electric power users (hereinafter referred to as the user) as well as units and persons related to electric power supply and consumption must abide by these Regulations.

Article 3 The administrative department of electric power of the State Council shall be in charge of the supervision and control of electric power supply and consumption throughout the country.
The administrative departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level shall be responsible for the supervision and control of electric power supply and consumption within their respective jurisdictions.

Article 4 Enterprises which operate electric power networks shall be responsible for the management of electric power supply and consumption within their respective power supply areas, according to law, and shall be subject to supervision by the administrative departments of electric power.

Article 5 The state, in its administration of electric power supply and consumption, follows the principles of safety, economy and a planned utilization of electric power.
Both power suppliers and users shall abide by relevant regulations of the State, and take effective measures to ensure a safe, economic and planned utilization and consumption of electric power.

Article 6 Both power suppliers and users shall, under the principle of equality, volition and consensus through consultations, sign contracts on the supply and consumption of electric power.

Article 7 The administrative departments of electric power shall strengthen their supervision and control over electric power supply and consumption, and ban and prevent any acts that endanger the safety of electric power supply and consumption or any illegal filching of electric power.

Chapter II Electric Power Supply Areas

Article 8 A power supplier shall supply electricity to users within its authorized electric power supply area.
The division of supply areas shall be guided by such factors as the structure of electric power networks and rationalization of electricity supply. Only one electric power supply agency may be set up in one supply area.

Article 9 The establishment or change of electric power supply areas within the territory of a province, autonomous region, municipality directly under the Central Government, shall be applied for by the power supply enterprise, such an application shall be examined and approved by the administrative department of electric power under the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government, in consultation with relevant departments at the same level; and, upon approval, the said administrative department of electric power shall issue thereto a Permit for Electricity Supply. The establishment or change of an electricity supply area that involves two or more provinces, autonomous regions or municipalities directly under the Central Government shall be examined and approved by the administrative department of electric power under the State Council, which, upon approval, shall issue thereto the Permit for Electricity Supply. The electricity supply agency shall, on the strength of the Permit for Electricity Supply, apply for and obtain a business license from the relevant administrative department for industry and commerce before it may start the supply of electricity.
The enterprise, which operates an electric power grid shall, in line with the structure of such electric power grid and rationalization of power supply, assist the administrative departments of electric power in dividing power supply areas.
Measures on the division and management of power supply areas shall be formulated by the administrative department of electric power under the State Council.

Article 10 When an electric power generating enterprise operates under a hookup agreement with the power grid, the electric power output, which it feeds into the power grid shall be placed under the unified management of the power supply agency.
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