BJP flays AAP govt over power bill hike in Delhi: ‘Money illegally collected…’
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP flays AAP govt over power bill hike in Delhi: ‘Money illegally collected…’

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday lashed out at Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party government after electricity bills of domestic consumers in Delhi soared by 6-8 per cent due to the revision of the power purchase adjustment charge by discoms. Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva alleged money is being collected illegally in the name of PPAC surcharge and pension surcharge Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said,"Delhi government is looting the people of Delhi. We have written to the chairman of DRC and demanded an inquiry into how the Delhi government and power companies are doing a scam,” Sachdeva told ANI. The AAP accused the BJP of "misleading" the people of Delhi by spreading "rumours" that electricity prices have been increased in Delhi through the PPAC.

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Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt's free power spending in Delhi
2 weeks ago

Explained: From ₹290 cr to ₹3,250 cr – a decade of AAP govt's free power spending in Delhi

Live Mint  

The AAP government's free electricity scheme in Delhi has skyrocketed from ₹ 290 crore to ₹ 3,250 crore over the past decade, benefiting millions. 77 % subsidies on zero electricity bills The AAP government in Delhi offers its flagship schemes – direct subsidy mainly on electricity, water and bus rides for women. Year Delhi Govt's Spent on Electricity Subsidy 2014-15 …

400 free electricity units: Congress makes big poll promise for Delhi, after BJP pledges to continue AAP schemes
2 weeks, 5 days ago

400 free electricity units: Congress makes big poll promise for Delhi, after BJP pledges to continue AAP schemes

Live Mint  

The Congress party has promised free electricity up to 400 units each month if it assumes power in Delhi in the upcoming assembly elections. This comes a day after the Bharatiya Janata Party said that it will continue the ruling Aam Aadmi Party government's free electricity, water subsidies and and free bus rides for women should it come to power …

Delhi Cong protests ‘power tariff hike’
5 months ago

Delhi Cong protests ‘power tariff hike’

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Congress on Wednesday held a protest against the alleged “imposition of the Power Purchase Agreement Charges and excessive electricity bills” — a charge that has been denied by the Aam Aadmi Party-led Delhi government. Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee president Devender Yadav said that the AAP government had promised to supply power at half the rate but the power …

BJP to protest against ‘increased power bills’
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP to protest against ‘increased power bills’

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Amid the controversy over alleged hike of electricity charges in the national capital burdening consumers, Delhi BJP has planned to stage a protest on Friday in front of the Delhi Secretariat against the “loot” of the AAP government. All the seven Delhi MPs, BJP MLAs, and RWA officials would also join the protest, where copies of electricity bills …

BJP, AAP trade barbs over ‘increase’ in Delhi power bills
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP, AAP trade barbs over ‘increase’ in Delhi power bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party traded barbs on Wednesday over allegations of power hikes in the Capital. The Delhi BJP accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of “surreptitiously” increasing electricity tariffs under the guise of power purchase adjustment cost. PPAC is the surcharge component in power bills which is provided by electricity regulatory commissions to meet …

Congress Stages Protest Against Power Tariff Hike In Delhi
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress Stages Protest Against Power Tariff Hike In Delhi

ABP News  

Congress workers and leaders staged protests on Tuesday against Aam Aadmi Party -led Delhi government over hike in power tariffs in the national capital. pic.twitter.com/asoUdBLO7M — ANI June 27, 2023 These protests come after the Delhi government earlier said that the monthly electricity bills of the majority of domestic consumers in Delhi, who use more than 200 and up to …

Congress workers protest against Delhi government over hike in power tariffs
1 year, 5 months ago

Congress workers protest against Delhi government over hike in power tariffs

Live Mint  

The Congress party workers on 27 June staged a demonstration against the AAP government in Delhi over the hike in power tariffs in the national capital. Earlier on Monday, the monthly electricity bills of the majority of domestic consumers in Delhi -- who use more than 200 and up to 600 units -- will be hiked by up to ₹265 …

AAP government failed to deliver promise of free electricity: Delhi Congress
1 year, 5 months ago

AAP government failed to deliver promise of free electricity: Delhi Congress

India Today  

Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee chief Anil Kumar on Monday took a dig at the Aam Aadmi Party, claiming that it has failed to fulfill its promise of providing free electricity, as the power tariff is set to rise in parts of Delhi. After the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission accepted the pleas of the private distribution companies, the power tariff is …

BJP legislators protest near Kejriwal's residence over power tariff hike
1 year, 5 months ago

BJP legislators protest near Kejriwal's residence over power tariff hike

India Today  

Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party legislators on Tuesday staged a sit-in near Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's residence in the Civil Lines area over a hike in the electricity tariff in the city. Electricity distribution companies here have increased the power purchase adjustment cost by up to more than nine per cent following approval of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission, DERC, which …

Power bill to increase for some Delhi users; Atishi blames Centre
1 year, 5 months ago

Power bill to increase for some Delhi users; Atishi blames Centre

The Hindu  

Domestic consum­ers with a monthly usage of over 200 units of electricity will have to pay more as the Delhi government has decided to impose a hike upto 8% in the Power Purchase Ad­ justment Cost, Pow­er Minister Atishi said on Monday. Further, she clarified that for TPDDL Consumers, PPAC will rise by 1.49% but the impact on the final …

Power Subsidy Row: Delhiites to Get Inflated Bills from Monday? Here's What AAP, L-G Have to Say
1 year, 8 months ago

Power Subsidy Row: Delhiites to Get Inflated Bills from Monday? Here's What AAP, L-G Have to Say

News 18  

A fresh row broke out between the Aam Aadmi Party government and Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena after Power Minister and AAP leader Atishi accused the Lt Governor of not approving a file that would result in the discontinuation of power subsidies for almost 46 lakh people in the national capital from Friday onwards. ‘People will get inflated bills without …

Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold
2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly elections | AAP’s promise of ‘Delhi model’ piques curiosity, stokes debate in BJP stronghold

The Hindu  

Can the Aam Aadmi Party entice Gujarat, known for its mercantile culture, with the promise to replicate its “Delhi model” of administration and a slew of other incentives is a question bothering both its rivals, the Congress and the BJP, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections in the State. The AAP’s approach has broadly generated two kinds of responses among …

Delhi L-G orders probe in AAP's free power scheme; Kejriwal links it to Gujarat polls
2 years, 2 months ago

Delhi L-G orders probe in AAP's free power scheme; Kejriwal links it to Gujarat polls

The Hindu  

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Power subsidy in Delhi on opt-in basis from October 1
2 years, 3 months ago

Power subsidy in Delhi on opt-in basis from October 1

The Hindu  

Delhiites will get subsidy on domestic power bills only on an opt-in basis from October 1, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced here on Wednesday. The decision, Mr. Kejriwal said, was based on public demand that consumers get the option of accepting or declining the power subsidy towards which an estimated ₹3,000 crore is spent by the Delhi government annually. “Out …

Delhi residents can get power subsidy only if they apply for free electricity scheme: Kejriwal
2 years, 3 months ago

Delhi residents can get power subsidy only if they apply for free electricity scheme: Kejriwal

The Hindu  

Delhiites can avail the free electricity scheme from October only if they opt for it, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced on September 14. With this move, the option to get Delhi government’s power subsidy will no longer be available by default and every year, power consumers will be given an option to continue with power subsidy or not. In his …

Delhi: Residents will get ’opt-in’ forms for power subsidy from August
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: Residents will get ’opt-in’ forms for power subsidy from August

Live Mint  

The residents of Delhi will be receiving an add-on form with their electricity bill in August that asks them to clarify if they want to avail power subsidy or not. The power department plans to attach forms along with electricity bills that will read "I want to avail the power subsidy" along with a message from Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, …

Delhi: Hike in PPAC cost will not impact consumers, says Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: Hike in PPAC cost will not impact consumers, says Arvind Kejriwal

Live Mint  

With the cost of electricity increasing in Delhi with hike in power purchase adjustment cost, imposed by discoms on consumers, by 4% from mid June, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the increase in power purchase adjustment cost won't impact consumers. Meanwhile, a power department official on Sunday said the hike was made by the power distribution companies …

Delhi power bills set to go up from today: Here’s why you’ll pay additional 4%
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi power bills set to go up from today: Here’s why you’ll pay additional 4%

Live Mint  

With a 4% increase in the Power Purchase Adjustment Charge, electricity in Delhi is going to become more expensive. On June 11, 2022, the PPAC will increase by almost 4% thanks to a decision by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Prior to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission capping power exchange prices at ₹12 per unit, they had reached almost ₹20 …

No free power in Delhi now: AAP's free electricity 'lollypop' lost its relevance?
2 years, 7 months ago

No free power in Delhi now: AAP's free electricity 'lollypop' lost its relevance?

India TV News  

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Electricity regulator gives relief to Delhi industrial, commercial consumers
4 years, 3 months ago

Electricity regulator gives relief to Delhi industrial, commercial consumers

Live Mint  

NEW DELHI: In a relief to Delhi’s industrial and commercial consumers who have been hit hard by coronavirus pandemic, the electricity regulator has directed distribution companies or discoms to reduce their fixed charges by half for unutilized capacity for April and May. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission in its order on Monday said, “The Commission observed that during lockdown period …

For the sixth year, no power rate hike for Delhi
4 years, 3 months ago

For the sixth year, no power rate hike for Delhi

Live Mint  

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