Power tariff in Telangana may not increase
6 years, 2 months ago

Power tariff in Telangana may not increase

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: There may be no increase in the power tariff for the third year running. Power distribution companies, the southern and northern discoms, have requested the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission to give them time till March 31 to file the Aggregate Revenue Requirement for 2019-2020. The ARR should have been submitted by the end of November but the discoms had requested the TSERC for time till December 31 due to the Assembly elections. The 24-hour power supply for the farm sector which began last year and the regularisation of services of employees has created a burden on the two discoms.

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TGERC Holds Public Hearing on TGNPDCL Tariff Proposals for FY2025-26
4 days, 10 hours ago

TGERC Holds Public Hearing on TGNPDCL Tariff Proposals for FY2025-26

Deccan Chronicle  

Warangal: The Telangana Electricity Regulatory Commission conducted a public hearing at the Hanamkonda Collectorate conference hall on Wednesday to discuss revised revenue requirements, retail tariffs, and cross-subsidy surcharge proposals for the Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited for the financial year 2025-26. CMD K. Varun Reddy presented the company’s plans to improve power quality, particularly for farmers, and detailed …

TPNODL urges OERC for tariff hike
3 weeks, 6 days ago

TPNODL urges OERC for tariff hike

New Indian Express  

Though the distribution company has not asked for a specific tariff rate, it has indirectly requested the commission to increase the existing tariff by 20 paise per unit to compensate for the shortfall. Estimating its distribution loss at 12.96 per cent, TPNODL said the total power purchase requirement from GRIDCO will be around 8,719 MU costing approximately Rs 3,262 crore. …

As summer sets in, peak load of power and energy consumption continues to soar in Telangana
1 month ago

As summer sets in, peak load of power and energy consumption continues to soar in Telangana

The Hindu  

HYDERABAD Energy demand along with peak load of power in Telangana has been constantly soaring for the last 20 days as the summer season is setting in and the need for cooling, air-conditioning, is increasing. The peak load of power on the transmission system crossed 16,300 megawatt on Friday and the consumption of energy was recorded at 315 million units. …

No power tariff hike for 2025-26 in Andhra
1 month ago

No power tariff hike for 2025-26 in Andhra

New Indian Express  

TIRUPATI: Giving a huge relief to power consumers, the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has released the retail supply tariff order for the financial year 2025-26 without any hikes. The State government has also agreed to fill the revenue gap of Rs 12,632 crore without burdening power consumers further. APERC Incharge Chairman Thakur Rama Singh and member P Venkata Ramana …

APERC unveils retail supply tariff order for 2025-26: No tariff hike
1 month ago

APERC unveils retail supply tariff order for 2025-26: No tariff hike

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has released the Retail Supply Tariff order for the financial year 2025-26, ensuring that there will be no tariff hike for any consumer. Singh said the state government was committed to fully bridging this gap, ensuring that no category of consumers would face an increase in tariffs. Singh said ToD tariffs, which were …

‘Indirect’ tariff hike denounced at APERC hearing
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Indirect’ tariff hike denounced at APERC hearing

New Indian Express  

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission public hearing for the Retail Supply Tariff Filings was held in Vijayawada on Tuesday. “Though there is no increase in the power tariff, there will be a substantial increase in the power charges indirectly in the form of true-up charges, and Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment,” Babu Rao pointed out. Soon after …

Telangana Fails to Meet Revenue Targets in First Six Months
4 months ago

Telangana Fails to Meet Revenue Targets in First Six Months

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana's revenue collection in the first six months of the financial year 2024-25 stood at Rs.1,25,989.74 crore, which is 45.97 per cent of the full year Budget estimates of Rs.2,21,242.23 crore. This marks a modest 5.28 per cent decline in revenue realisation compared to 51.25 per cent revenue collected during the corresponding period last year. Tax revenue was Rs.82,135.38 …

Telangana government announces 100% tax exemption for electric vehicles
4 months ago

Telangana government announces 100% tax exemption for electric vehicles

India Today  

The Telangana government has introduced a 100% exemption on road tax and registration fees for electric vehicles in the state. The tax exemption applies to various categories of electric vehicles, including: Two-wheelers and four-wheelers : Covering both private and commercial vehicles. Electric buses operated by the Telangana State Road Transport Corporation will receive an indefinite exemption from road tax and …

Telangana | Electricity bills to have QR code for easy payment
8 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 discoms lost ₹6,000cr due to BRS govt’s deal: Officials
9 months ago

Telangana discoms lost ₹6,000cr due to BRS govt’s deal: Officials

Hindustan Times  

The power distribution companies in Telangana suffered huge losses to the extent of ₹6,000 crore due to signing of power purchase agreement by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in the state with Chhattisgarh government in 2015, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. As per the KCR government’s decision, the two power utilities signed the PPA with the …

Telangana power staff JAC urges parties to stop blaming them for interruptions
11 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 …

No power tariff hike except for railways in Andhra Pradesh, says APERC Chairman
1 year ago

No power tariff hike except for railways in Andhra Pradesh, says APERC Chairman

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has stated that there will not be any revision in the power tariff for the financial year 2024-25 except for the railways. There are apprehensions that the power tariff would be hiked to bridge the gap, when the APERC conducted public hearings, he said, adding, “the State government has communicated to the APERC that …

Tata Power hikes tariff by 24% on average from April 1
1 year ago

Tata Power hikes tariff by 24% on average from April 1

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Come April 1, over seven lakh consumers of Tata Power will have to pay tariffs that are 24% higher on average than current rates as the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the company’s plan of recovering arrears amounting to ₹1,374.08 crore through electricity bills. Group housing societies who buy power in bulk and have separate connections will have …

Andhra Pradesh power utilities decide against increasing tariffs despite a revenue gap of ₹13,879 crore
1 year, 3 months ago

Andhra Pradesh power utilities decide against increasing tariffs despite a revenue gap of ₹13,879 crore

The Hindu  

The AP-Transco and distribution companies have pegged their total Aggregate Revenue Requirement for the FY 2024-25 at approximately ₹56,576 crore and the revenue gap at current tariffs at ₹13,879 crore, which is higher than the previous year’s ₹11,800 crore. The power purchase cost is estimated to be ₹39,017 crore, and the transmission and load dispatch cost ₹5,723 crore, while the …

AP Power Dues: TS HC Quashes Centre's Order
1 year, 5 months ago

AP Power Dues: TS HC Quashes Centre's Order

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Thursday quashed the Centre’s order directing the Telangana state government and power utilities in August 2022 to pay Rs 6,757 crore for electricity charges and other liabilities to the Andhra Pradesh government within 30 days. In an order dated August 29, 2022, the Centre, under Section 92 of the AP Reorganisation Act, directed the …

Power tariff hike: T.N. Electricity Regulatory Commission approves of payment of additional subsidy to Tangedco
1 year, 8 months ago

Power tariff hike: T.N. Electricity Regulatory Commission approves of payment of additional subsidy to Tangedco

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the payment of an additional subsidy by the State government to the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation, in the wake of a 2.18% power tariff hike which came into effect from July 1, 2023. The State government has proposed to exempt domestic consumers from the tariff increase, and compensate Tangedco for …

Telangana formation day | The growth of South Central Railway
1 year, 9 months ago

Telangana formation day | The growth of South Central Railway

The Hindu  

Railways has been chosen as one of the engines of growth by the Modi government and this is reflected in heavy duty investments towards its development and growth across zones, South Central Railway being no exception. The average budgetary allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully or partly in Telangana during 2014-19, was ₹1,110 crore a year. The …

Telangana power utilities to implement PRC after June 1
1 year, 10 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 …

TS power dues to AP escalate to Rs 7,102 cr
1 year, 10 months ago

TS power dues to AP escalate to Rs 7,102 cr

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Telangana government’s power dues to Andhra Pradesh have gone up to Rs 7,102 crore on March 31. The total amount due from Telangana discoms, includes principal amount of Rs 3,441 crore and interest from June 2, 2014 to June 10, 2017. The Telangana High Court has scheduled April 27 for the final hearing on the petition filed by …

Another union called for electricity strike from April 25
1 year, 11 months ago

Another union called for electricity strike from April 25

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: In a surprise move, the Telangana Vidyut Employees Union a faction of the state electricity employees union, called for a strike from April 25 in support of six demands for artisans in power utilities. The Telangana State Power Employees Joint Action Committee and Telangana State Electricity Employees Joint Action Committee had agreed to a memorandum of settlement on April …

No electricity strike from April 17
1 year, 11 months ago

No electricity strike from April 17

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Electricity employees unions called off their proposed strike from April 17, saying their negotiations with the management of power utilities were were successful. Ahead of the strike notice issued by the TS Power Employees Joint Action Committee, the management had held a final round of negotiations here on Saturday night. The managements offered to provide 7 per cent fitment …

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP
1 year, 11 months ago

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: There will be no hike in tariff of power supplied to domestic consumers, while the state government will pay ₹10,135.22 crores for supplying free power to farmers and subsidised power to SCs, STs, MBCs and aqua farmers, APERC chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy has announced. Releasing the retail supply tariff order for the financial year 2023–24 in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, …

No hike in power tariff
1 year, 11 months ago

No hike in power tariff

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission did not increase retail supply tariff for the 2023-24 financial year which covers the period of the Assembly elections scheduled in December. Besides, the state government decided to pay the pending true-up charges of Rs 12,718.40 crore, something that the electricity distribution companies had wanted to collect from consumers. Speaking to reporters here …

Surcharge on open-access power reduced
2 years ago

Surcharge on open-access power reduced

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission directed the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited and Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited to collect a surcharge of 39 paise per unit, instead of a proposed ₹9.86 additional surcharge, from open-access users Usually, discoms supply the power to domestic and commercial consumers on prescribed tariffs, but few industries procure …

Public hearing conducted by TSERC
2 years ago

Public hearing conducted by TSERC

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Power consumers strongly spoke against the electricity utilities’ proposal to increase charges under different heads, here on Friday night. The consumers made it clear that the distribution companies should first collect arrears from the government departments, corporate hospitals and educational institutions and only then approach common consumers. Farmers' leaders said that despite providing 24x7 supply for the agricultural sector, …

Marginal increase in tax devolution to TS
2 years, 1 month ago

Marginal increase in tax devolution to TS

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Centre's tax devolution to Telangana has witnessed a slight increase in the new fiscal over the previous fiscal, according to the Union Budget presented in Parliament on Wednesday. The Budget has put the tax devolution to Telangana at Rs 21,470 crore against Rs 19,668 crore in 2022-23. Total resources being transferred to all the states, including the devolution …

No proposal from discoms for domestic power tariff hike: APERC chairman
2 years, 2 months ago

No proposal from discoms for domestic power tariff hike: APERC chairman

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy said on Thursday that no discom has sent proposals to hike the domestic power tariff. He said the commission would take decisions keeping in mind the financial position of the discoms and by protecting the interests of the consumers and overall health of the power distribution companies in the …

TSERC to hold public hearings on proposed power tariff hike
2 years, 2 months ago

TSERC to hold public hearings on proposed power tariff hike

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission has decided to take public opinion by way of public hearings across the state on the proposed aggregate revenue requirement, true-up charges and fuel surcharges from consumers. Incidentally, Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited and Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited did not propose any hike in power tariff for the 2023-24 …

Religious places will get reduced power tariff
2 years, 3 months ago

Religious places will get reduced power tariff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The northern and southern power distribution companies have proposed to reduce power tariff for temples, masjids, churches, gurudwaras and crematoriums, from Rs 7 per unit to Rs 5 from April. Following requests from the managements of religious places, the discoms have placed the recommendation in their aggregate revenue requirements for 2023-24 that they filed with the TS Electricity Regulatory …

Telangana: Discoms to levy 30 paise per unit FCA surcharge
2 years, 3 months ago

Telangana: Discoms to levy 30 paise per unit FCA surcharge

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: While the Telangana power distribution companies have spared consumers from a tariff during the election year, they are prepared to collect a fuel cost adjustment from April. The discoms recently issued a draft order to collect a maximum of 30 paisa per unit as FCA on a monthly basis beginning April. The southern and northern discoms forecast and annual …

No power tariff hike in Telangana for next year
2 years, 3 months ago

No power tariff hike in Telangana for next year

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Power consumers have got good news ahead of the New Year 2023: Telangana power distribution companies — Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited and Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited — have not proposed any increase in the existing power tariff for 2023-24 financial year. According to power tariff proposals that the discoms have submitted to the …

TS to challenge Centre’s order to clear power dues to AP
2 years, 6 months ago

TS to challenge Centre’s order to clear power dues to AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The booster dose of sorts that Telangana believes it received from the Union ministry of power in the form of the August 29 order to pay Rs 6,756.92 crore as electricity supply dues to Andhra Pradesh, an inter-state matter into which Telangana says the ministry had no business to wade into, might not fully go Telangana’s way, if Andhra …

Centre orders Telangana to pay Rs 6,756 cr in power dues to AP
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre orders Telangana to pay Rs 6,756 cr in power dues to AP

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A fresh row has erupted between Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on the issue of power supply bills, following an order to Telangana from the Union Ministry of Power on Monday. The ministry said the orders followed representations from Andhra Pradesh over the dues owed by Telangana for power purchases made between June 2, 2014, and June 10, 2017. This …

Centre directs Telangana to pay power dues to A.P.
2 years, 6 months ago

Centre directs Telangana to pay power dues to A.P.

The Hindu  

In a major relief to Andhra Pradesh, the Government of India has ordered Telangana to pay the power dues to A.P. The Government of India in exercise of powers under section 92 of the AP Reorganisation Act, 2014, ordered that Telangana State should pay Rs.3,441.78 crore, and late payment surcharge of Rs. The government also ordered that the existing Power …

Telangana discoms to collect Rs 4,092 crore true-up charges from power consumers
2 years, 7 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 …

Explained | Power tariff revisions and the state of DISCOMs
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained | Power tariff revisions and the state of DISCOMs

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 13, the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation filed a general retail power tariff revision petition with the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission proposing to hike power tariffs by 10% to 35%. While announcing the government’s decision to increase the tariff, Electricity Minister V. Senthilbalaji maintained that the proposed power tariff hike will not …

Steep hike in power bills affects consumers
2 years, 10 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 …

Telangana HC clears way for discoms to buy electricity
2 years, 10 months ago

Telangana HC clears way for discoms to buy electricity

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court directed the Centre and electricity bodies not to prevent the Telangana power distribution companies to operate through the power exchange as well as secure power through open access if there is default of payments. The direction was issued by Justice Radha Rani of the Telangana High Court to the Union ministry of power, the Union …

Power tariff Hike: Hyd Metro Rail moves HC
2 years, 11 months ago

Power tariff Hike: Hyd Metro Rail moves HC

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: L&T Metro Rail Limited has approached the Telangana High Court against the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission and power distribution companies challenging the hike in the tariffs. It complained that it is contrary and violative of the detailed project report of Hyderabad Metro Rail project of June 2003 and the Concession Agreement of 2016. L&T Metro Rail Counsel Vikram …

KCR hikes power tariff by 14 per cent
3 years ago

KCR hikes power tariff by 14 per cent

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission approved retail supply tariffs by 14 per cent. The commission has directed the Discoms to achieve 100 per cent agriculture distribution transformers metering within a period of two years. Discoms had to submit circle wise, area wise time-bound action plans for the reduction of AT&C losses, whenever the losses were more than 15 …

Telangana discoms set to hike power tariff from April 1
3 years ago

Telangana discoms set to hike power tariff from April 1

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana state power distribution companies are all set to hike power tariff from April 1. The two had already submitted proposals to the state electricity regulatory commission seeking a tariff hike of 50 paise per unit for domestic consumption and Rs 1 per unit for non-domestic sectors for 2022-23. It is estimated that a hike in power tariff …

Hearing on power tariff hike in Feb
3 years, 2 months ago

Hearing on power tariff hike in Feb

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The TS Electricity Regulatory Commission will conduct a public hearing on the aggregate revenue requirement and filing for proposed tariffs filed by the two power distribution companies for the financial year 2022-23. The first public hearing will be held at Cooperative Electrical Supply Society Limited in Sircilla on February 18, 2022. The TS Northern Power Distribution Company Limited has …

Moderate hike in power charges in state likely
3 years, 3 months 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 …

Telangana to hike taxes to net Rs 20,000 crore in recession
5 years ago

Telangana to hike taxes to net Rs 20,000 crore in recession

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With a looming economic recession, the TRS government has targeted around Rs 20,000 crore of additional revenue for 2020-21. With the state government already having increased RTC fares and giving the green signal for hiking power tariffs, the finance department is considering increasing land registration fees, and revising land value across the state. The RTC fare hike and power …

Telangana plans hike in power tariff
5 years, 3 months ago

Telangana plans hike in power tariff

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: After the hike in RTC fares the Telangana state government will now hike power rates. Transco has to submit an annual revenue requirement report along with the rate proposal to the Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Authority by each November-end for the next financial year that begins the following April. Even after the hike in RTC fares, the state government …

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana spar over electricity dues
6 years ago

Andhra Pradesh, Telangana spar over electricity dues

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana state Transco and Genco chairman and managing director D. Prabhakar Rao on Friday condemned the statements of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu that the TS power department owes Rs 5,000 cr to his state. He said that for settlement, AP needed to pay TS Rs 2,406 cr Mr Rao described AP’s decision to move the National …

Telangana not to collect road tax from electric vehicles
6 years, 2 months ago

Telangana not to collect road tax from electric vehicles

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: There will be no road tax on electric vehicles in Telangana state, the government has decided. Several factors determine the road tax for vehicles such as the age of vehicle, its make, manufacturer, fuel type, length and width of vehicle, engine capacity, purpose, and place of manufacture. The state government levies a road tax equivalent to a certain percentage …

Telangana to be power-full by 2019, says Central Electricity Authority
6 years, 7 months ago

Telangana to be power-full by 2019, says Central Electricity Authority

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: It will take one more year for Telangana state to become a power surplus State. When TS was formed, the power generation in the state was 7,778 MW and at present the power generation is 15,376 MW. The TRANSCO officials said Kottagudem Thermal Power station 7th phase has the capacity of 800 MW, Manuguru power plant has capacity of …

Telangana discoms turn more dependent on sops
7 years, 4 months ago

Telangana discoms turn more dependent on sops

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The dependence of the mostly state owned electricity distributing companies on subsidies has increased by seven to eight per cent in the current financial year over the previous year. According to the Union power ministry, the overall subsidy dependence of discoms for the current financial year is estimated at Rs 81,000 crore. Discoms burden open access power State governments …

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