Notice of the Ministry of Energy on printing and distributing the Interim Provisions on Strengthening the Management of Electricity Charge Recovery

Article 1 These Provisions are formulated in accordance with the relevant laws, regulations and policies of the state in order to strengthen the management of electricity fee recovery, ensure the national fiscal revenue and ensure the normal operation of production and funds of electric power enterprises. Article 2 Electric energy is a product planned by the state. Electricity charge is the currency form of electric energy commodity exchange. When supplying electric energy, electric power enterprises shall charge electricity fees in accordance with regulations; When users use electricity, they should pay the electricity fee according to the specified time.

Electric power enterprises collect electricity fees from users, and users shall abide by these provisions when paying electricity fees to electric power enterprises. Article 3 The principle of "whoever pays, who collects", hierarchical management, and the combination of recovery and debt settlement shall be implemented in the electricity fee recovery work. The competent department of electric power is responsible for the supervision, inspection and coordination of electricity fee recovery. Article 4 The recovery of electricity charges shall be combined with users' electricity consumption. When users apply for new capacity or change electricity consumption, electric power enterprises should first check the payment of users' electricity bills. Those who can pay the electricity bill in time will be given priority in accepting their applications for electricity use; Those who are in arrears with the electricity bill must pay off the electricity bill and sign an agreement to pay off the electricity bill guaranteed by the superior in charge before accepting their application for electricity use. Fifth electricity recovery should be combined with the planned electricity management. According to the user's electricity payment, the principle of linking with the planned electricity consumption index is implemented. For those who can pay the electricity bill on time all the year round, the planned electricity consumption index will be given priority. When the power grid is insufficient or there is a gap between supply and demand, try to limit electricity as little as possible. For those who are in arrears with electricity charges, in addition to continuing to urge them to pay according to relevant regulations, they can deduct their electricity consumption indicators from the second month or change to bargaining power supply. After the user pays the arrears, the original electricity consumption index should be restored in time, but the electricity deduction index before paying the electricity fee is not supplemented. Article 6 Strictly implement the system of late payment for electricity charges. For users who are in arrears with electricity charges, they shall be charged an electricity fee late fee according to the regulations, and shall not agree to reduce or exempt the electricity fee late fee privately.

For users with long-term arrears or a large amount of electricity charges, when clearing up the arrears of electricity charges, the system of full and separate priority withholding and late payment fees can be implemented according to regulations. Article 7 Power enterprises may stop power supply for users who have not paid their electricity bills after repeated reminders. Before power failure, the breaching party shall be informed in writing. If the power outage occurs within the time specified in the notice, the losses caused by the power outage shall be borne by the breaching party. Article 8. In order to prevent the settlement before and after electricity charges or long-term arrears, power enterprises should reform the charging method of electricity charges, and determine the settlement method of electricity charges according to the principle of commodity exchange and mutual non-occupation of funds and the credit degree of users. For large industrial electricity consumption, we must adhere to the provisions of monthly sharing of electricity charges; For users with long-term arrears, the following settlement methods and measures can be taken:

(1) Charge the electricity deposit;

(2) Adopt the prepayment system;

(3) If there is an account transaction, a price offset agreement can be negotiated;

(4) Advocating the settlement method of commercial acceptance bills or bank acceptance bills;

(5) The supplier, the user and the bank negotiate and sign a regular monthly electricity fee sharing agreement;

(6) other effective ways. Article 9 Use legal means to protect the legitimate rights and interests of enterprises. If the long-term arrears of electricity charges are unable to pay off, or if they are on the verge of bankruptcy, the power enterprise shall bring a lawsuit to the people's court according to law to recover the arrears of electricity charges in addition to taking power outage measures. Article 10 In order to maintain the normal order of power operation, no region, department or individual may decide to calculate or reduce electricity charges without the approval of the authorized department of the state. Electric power enterprises shall resist acts in violation of the above provisions in accordance with the law and report to the superior electric power department in a timely manner. In addition to ordering it to make corrections, the competent department of electric power shall also deduct its power supply index according to the provisions of Article 5 of these Provisions until the power supply stops. Article 11 Electric power enterprises and their competent departments should vigorously strengthen the publicity of electric power commodity awareness, electricity price policies and electric power laws and regulations, continuously deepen reform, strive to improve and improve service quality, rely on the support of local governments, cooperate with relevant departments to rectify commodity trading order, and do a good job in recovering electricity charges and cleaning up arrears of electricity charges. Twelfth electric power enterprises should improve their ability to act according to economic laws and operate according to law. Power supply to users should sign an electricity bill settlement agreement or a clear payment agreement. The settlement method, payment method and time limit, overdue payment responsibility (such as late payment fee or late payment fee interest rate), and the way and responsibility of stopping power supply should be clearly defined in the agreement or statute. Thirteenth electric power enterprises should strengthen the internal management mechanism, establish and improve the rules and regulations of electricity fee recovery and economic responsibility system. Starting from 1992, the monthly report system of distribution electricity fee recovery was established to strengthen the assessment of electricity fee recovery and provide information for improving management. Fourteenth the implementation of electricity recovery results and the interests of enterprises and individuals linked to the principle. The result of electricity charge recovery is assessed by the actual electricity charge recovery rate. The power recovery index is issued, assessed and implemented by the power grid or the provincial power department. Article 15. Those who fail to collect or privately promise to reduce the electricity late fee will be deducted from all the benefit wages and bonuses of the parties for the whole year, and the direct leaders of the parties will also stop paying 1-6 months bonus. Sixteenth electricity fines should be shared separately. The part of the increase in the base of electricity overdue fine exceeding 199 1 year shall be calculated according to the amount that should be left to the enterprise after tax payment, and arranged from the enterprise's own funds to be used exclusively for the technological progress of enterprise management and the improvement of business service facilities.