Huge power bills shock north TS consumers
2 years, 10 months ago

Huge power bills shock north TS consumers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Electricity consumers under Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited limits received exorbitant bills for February as officials levied development charges and security deposits amounting to thousands of rupees. Domestic consumers in North Telangana districts were shocked after receiving bills ranging from Rs 4,000 to Rs 5,000 for February against Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 they used to pay all these days. Power officials, on the other hand, blame consumers for higher power bills saying that they used more power putting increased connection load than contracted meter load for which the power connection was originally given. While the officials are justifying higher bills saying that they have used more power putting more connection load than contracted meter load, the end-users who are not aware of these technical details, or of the violation, as the power connections are most often obtained by builders or contractors or building owners, who contract lesser loads in order to save money, are not convinced with officials' clarification.

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MSEDCL Appeals Defaulters to Clear Outstanding Electricity Bills in Pune
2 months, 4 weeks ago

MSEDCL Appeals Defaulters to Clear Outstanding Electricity Bills in Pune

Hindustan Times  

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is facing financial difficulties, with over 1.9 million consumers owing ₹416.82 crore in outstanding electricity bills. The company is appealing to defaulters to clear their bills to avoid disconnection of power supply. MSEDCL has provided various payment options for bill payments, including online and mobile payment centers, RTGS, and NEFT. The company aims …

Telangana | Electricity bills to have QR code for easy payment
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana | Electricity bills to have QR code for easy payment

The Hindu  

The Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Ltd has decided to issue the monthly energy bills to its consumers with a QR code to ensure hassle-free payment without the need for entering the Unique Service Connection number in the utility’s website/app following the discontinuation of direct payment through third-party apps /banks. According to the officials of the Southern Discom, the …

Telangana power staff JAC urges parties to stop blaming them for interruptions
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Telangana power staff JAC urges parties to stop blaming them for interruptions

The Hindu  

The Telangana State Power Employees Joint Action Committee has asked political parties and others blaming the power utilities, their managements, authorities, engineers and other staff for interruptions in power supply not to criticize them as internal problems of consumers at some places were responsible for disruptions. At a meeting of the committee held here on Monday, JAC leader G. Sai …

Telangana CM warns of stringent action if unnecessary power cuts are reported
10 months ago

Telangana CM warns of stringent action if unnecessary power cuts are reported

The Hindu  

Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy has said that the government will initiate stringent action against the staff and officials of the Energy department if instances of unnecessary power cuts are reported. The Chief Minister expressed unhappiness over the reports of power cuts in several areas in the recent past and said this was because of the negligent attitude of a …

Power consumption spikes amid dry spell in Telangana
1 year, 3 months ago

Power consumption spikes amid dry spell in Telangana

Hindustan Times  

The prolonged dry spell in Telangana throughout the month of August this year has resulted in a sharp increase in power consumption, forcing the state power distribution companies to go in for purchase of power in a big way to meet the demand, officials familiar with the matter said. In fact, it was only 6,904 MW on July 27, when …

Provide new power connection to applicants within a week: UPPCL chief
1 year, 4 months ago

Provide new power connection to applicants within a week: UPPCL chief

Hindustan Times  

UP Power Corporation Ltd chairman Ashish Kumar Goel on Wednesday directed engineers to ensure that people got a new electricity connection within a definite time limit of one week from the day they applied for and completed formalities. “If a junior engineer or a sub-divisional officer feels a power connection cannot be given for a certain reason, he must explain …

Telangana's power utilities drowning in debt, losses: Konda Vishweshwar Reddy
1 year, 6 months ago

Telangana's power utilities drowning in debt, losses: Konda Vishweshwar Reddy

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana’s power sector utilities are groaning under heavy debt and Chief Minister K. Chandrashekar Rao must explain where the money to pay for free power to farmers is coming from, BJP senior leader and former MP Konda Vishweshwar Reddy said on Tuesday. Addressing a press conference, he said the two power distribution companies in Telangana had piled up losses …

Telangana power utilities to implement PRC after June 1
1 year, 7 months ago

Telangana power utilities to implement PRC after June 1

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Employees and pensioners of power utilities are eagerly awaiting an announcement on the implementation of the Pay Revision Commission and other benefits, after their agreement with the government last month and following which they had called off their April 17 strike. The managements persuaded the unions to accept seven per cent citing the poor financial position of the power …

Higher power transmission loss in north hitting south: South power committee chair
1 year, 9 months ago

Higher power transmission loss in north hitting south: South power committee chair

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Citing the national power transmission loss of 4.49 per cent, southern region power committee chairperson D. Prabhakar Rao said that the loss was at 3.88 per cent for the south zone and that higher losses in the northern region were impacting rightful energy realisation for southern states. Presiding over the 45th southern region power committee meeting in Pune on …

Energy minister suspects a bigger conspiracy to malign TS
2 years, 3 months ago

Energy minister suspects a bigger conspiracy to malign TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Energy minister G. Jagadish Reddy suspects a 'larger conspiracy' behind the Union power ministry directing Telangana discoms to pay dues of Rs.6,756 crore to AP Genco within a month. The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre was “deliberately creating troubles for Telangana government and TS discoms with the malafide intention of weakening both financially and causing hindrance to uninterrupted …

Telangana discoms to collect Rs 4,092 crore true-up charges from power consumers
2 years, 4 months ago

Telangana discoms to collect Rs 4,092 crore true-up charges from power consumers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Power consumers will face an additional burden as the state's two Discoms – TSNPDCL and TSSPDCL - prepare to collect Rs 4,092 crore in true-up charges for the last 15 years. The state government is unable to collect true-up charges on a regular basis, owing to public anger. "After careful consideration of electricity consumers, we will make the final …

A swelling mountain of bills plagues India’s power industry
2 years, 4 months ago

A swelling mountain of bills plagues India’s power industry

Live Mint  

A growing pile of unpaid bills in India’s power sector is risking the country’s development, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, urging states to clear up their arrears to help modernize power systems. The South Asian nation’s power retailers, mostly controlled by provincial administrations, are burdened by heavy losses and together have nearly 1.4 trillion rupees in unpaid bills as well …

Steep hike in power bills affects consumers
2 years, 7 months ago

Steep hike in power bills affects consumers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Steep hike in electricity bills has come as a rude shock to consumers as power charges have been increased to two to three times more. After a gap of five years, the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission permitted Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited to increase the power tariff for …

Moderate hike in power charges in state likely
3 years ago

Moderate hike in power charges in state likely

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government appears to be setting the stage for a moderate, if not steep, hike in power charges to resolve the financial crisis being faced by the distribution companies in the state. For instance, Rs 1.45 paise is being collected per unit from customers utilising less than 50 units power per month. To give relief to the lower-middle …

Odisha Villagers Shocked by Electricity Bills in Lakhs
3 years, 3 months ago

Odisha Villagers Shocked by Electricity Bills in Lakhs

News 18  

The owner of a three-room house got shock of his life when he received an electricity bill of Rs 4,73,000 for the month. Laxman Nahak, a resident of the village, has got a monthly electricity bill of Rs 4,73,408. He said his monthly electricity bill was only Rs 1,184 last month. Similarly, Sumitra Nahak and her daughter live in a …

17 Lakh Consumers Fail to Receive Electricity Bills in Bihar, Fear Disconnection
3 years, 4 months ago

17 Lakh Consumers Fail to Receive Electricity Bills in Bihar, Fear Disconnection

News 18  

Around 17 lakh consumers in Bihar have not received their electricity bills for the last month due to a server breakdown. The power distribution companies generate the electricity bill on two servers– SAP billing and NIC billing. Through the NIC server, 1.53 crore consumers of the state have been given power bills and they are also easily paying their electricity …

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