India, June 27 -- The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) hasamended its regulationsto ease transferring of power connections in case of sale and purchase of properties, official said on Friday.

In its notification, seen by HT, the DERC said applicant seeking transfer of connection due to a change in property ownership or transfer to a legal heir will have to apply to the power distribution companies concerned in the prescribed format. "Once the discoms receive details of the seller (name, consumer account number) and the buyer (name, email, mobile number), it will process the transfer without the need of a separate request or additional documents," it added.

The amendment of Sub-Regulation (1) of Regulation 17 of the Delhi E...