| Class of assets | Depreciation allowance as          percentage of actual cost | 
        
            | (a)           Plant and Machinery in generating stations including plant foundations          :— |   | 
        
            |            (i) Hydro-electric | 3.4 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Steam electric NHRS & Waste heat recovery Boilers/plants | 7.84 | 
        
            | (iii)          Diesel electric and Gas plant | 8.24 | 
        
            | (b)          Cooling towers and circulating water systems | 7.84 | 
        
            | (c)          Hydraulic works forming part of Hydro-electric system including :— |   | 
        
            |            (i)  Dams, spillways weirs, canals, reinforced concrete          flumes and syphons | 1.95 | 
        
            |  (ii)           Reinforced concrete pipelines and surge tanks, steel pipelines, sluice          gates, steel surge (tanks), hydraulic control valves and other hydraulic          works. | 3.4 | 
        
            | (d)          Building and civil engineering works of permanent character, not          mentioned above |   | 
        
            |            (i) Office and showrooms | 3.02 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Containing Thermo-electric generating plant | 7.84 | 
        
            | (iii)          Containing Hydro-Electric generating plant | 3.4 | 
        
            | (iv)          Temporary erection such as wooden structures | 33.4 | 
        
            |  (v)          Roads other than Kutcha roads | 3.02 | 
        
            | (vi)          Others | 3.02 | 
        
            | (e)          Transformers, transformer (Kiosk) sub-station equipment and other fixed          apparatus (including plant foundations) |   | 
        
            |            (i) Transformers (including foundations) having a rating of 100          kilovolt amperes and over | 7.81 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Others | 7.84 | 
        
            | (f)          Switchgear including cable connections | 7.84 | 
        
            | (g)          Lightning arrestor : |   | 
        
            |            (i) Station type | 7.84 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Pole type | 12.77 | 
        
            | (iii)          Synchronous condenser | 5.27 | 
        
            | (h)          Batteries | 33.4 | 
        
            |            (i) Underground cable including joint boxes and disconnectioned          boxes | 5.27 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Cable duct system | 3.02 | 
        
            | (i)          Overhead lines including supports : |   | 
        
            |            (i)  Lines on fabricated steel operating at nominal voltages          higher than 66 kilovolt | 5.27 | 
        
            |  (ii)           Lines on steel supports operating at nominal voltages higher than 13.2          kilovolts but not exceeding 66 kilovolts | 7.84 | 
        
            | (iii)           Lines on steel or reinforced concrete supports | 7.84 | 
        
            | (iv)           Lines on treated wood supports | 7.84 | 
        
            | (j)          Meters | 12.77 | 
        
            | (k)          Self-propelled vehicles | 33.40 | 
        
            | (l)          Air-conditioning plants : |   | 
        
            |  (i)           Static | 12.77 | 
        
            | (ii)           Portable | 33.40 | 
        
            | (m)             (i)  Office furniture and fittings | 12.77 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Office equipments | 12.77 | 
        
            | (iii)          Internal wiring including fittings and apparatus | 12.77 | 
        
            | (iv)          Street light fittings | 12.77 | 
        
            | (n)          Apparatus let on hire |   | 
        
            |            (i) Other than motors | 33.4 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Motors | 12.77 | 
        
            | (o)          Communication equipment : |   | 
        
            |            (i) Radio and high frequency carrier system | 12.77 | 
        
            |  (ii)          Telephone lines and telephones | 12.77 | 
        
            | (p)          Any other assets not covered above | 7.69] |