Reduce power tariff for lower-income consumers: Chandigarh administrator to UT admn
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Reduce power tariff for lower-income consumers: Chandigarh administrator to UT admn

Hindustan Times  

Three months after the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission approved a 9.4% power tariff hike for 2024-25, UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria on Thursday directed the UT engineering department to review and rationalise the tariff, with focus on alleviating burden on lower-income consumers. Under the current tariff structure, effective from August 1, 2024, domestic consumers in Chandigarh are paying a fixed charge of ₹ 30 per month, compared to ₹ 15 previously. Under the current tariff structure, effective from August 1, 2024, domestic consumers are paying a fixed charge of ₹30 per month, compared to ₹15 previously. Chandigarh MP Manish Tewari, who strongly opposed the power tariff hike in July, stated that if the UT administrator wanted to give relief to poor consumers, the administration should provide 300 units of free electricity to households earning less than ₹20,000 per month.

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No electricity subsidies to grade-1, 2 state govt officers and employees in Himachal
3 weeks, 4 days ago

No electricity subsidies to grade-1, 2 state govt officers and employees in Himachal

Hindustan Times  

From 2025, electricity subsidies would no longer be provided to grade-1 and grade-2 state government officers and employees, said chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after chairing a review meeting of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited on Monday, where in discussions on incorporating modern techniques to improve the functioning of the Board was held. Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu …

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

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

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

Live Mint  

In the run up to Delhi Assembly Elections 2025, the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party – the two opposition parties – have promised to continue giving free electricity to the residents, if they come to power defeating the ruling Aam Aadmi Party. 77 % subsidies on zero electricity bills The AAP government in Delhi offers its flagship schemes – …

Kerala govt hiked electricity tariffs to benefit Adani: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala
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1 month ago

Kerala govt hiked electricity tariffs to benefit Adani: Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala

Deccan Chronicle  

Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala on Saturday accused the Kerala government of hiking the electricity tariff "to benefit ports-to-energy conglomerate Adani" by bringing it into the power purchase system in the state. Chennithala alleged that the long term power purchase agreement signed during the UDF administration in 2016 to buy electricity at rates below Rs 5 per unit was …

Cabinet approves ₹75,000-crore ‘free electricity’ solar scheme
10 months, 1 week ago

Cabinet approves ₹75,000-crore ‘free electricity’ solar scheme

The Hindu  

The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a ₹75,021-crore package for the “PM-Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana” to promote rooftop solar installations in India. “At current benchmark prices, this will mean ₹30,000 subsidy for 1 kW system, ₹60,000 for 2 kW systems and ₹78,000 for 3 kW systems or higher,” a press statement from the Power Ministry noted. For the remaining …

Industries welcome downward revision in electricity tariff
10 months, 1 week ago

Industries welcome downward revision in electricity tariff

The Hindu  

Consumers and industries have welcomed the downward revision of electricity charges by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission and have described it as ‘’historic’’. The ESCOMs across Karnataka including the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation had sought an upward revision ₹0.35 per unit for domestic consumers besides an increase of ₹0.15 per unit by way of fixed charges ostensibly to meet its revenue …

Electricity tariff down for the first time in nearly 15 years
10 months, 1 week ago

Electricity tariff down for the first time in nearly 15 years

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission made an early tariff revision announcement for the financial year 2024–25 on Wednesday. For the first time in nearly 15 years, there is a significant reduction in energy charges of electricity tariff across different categories. The commission has announced a reduction of 110 paise a unit for LT – …

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

Assam Cong Protests Against Power Tariff Hike, Promises 200 units free electricity
1 year, 3 months ago

Assam Cong Protests Against Power Tariff Hike, Promises 200 units free electricity

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Assam Congress staged protests across Assam against the recent hike in power tariff by the state government, while promising to provide free electricity up to 200 units if the party comes to power in the state. Asserting that Congress will not let anyone accumulate wealth by strangulating the public, Mr Gogoi also assured that Congress will provide at …

Explained | Calculating electricity tariff in Karnataka
1 year, 6 months ago

Explained | Calculating electricity tariff in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The story so far: Just a few days after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government promised free power up to 200 units for eligible domestic households in Karnataka under the Gruha Jyothi scheme, came a shocker to citizens as the tariff for the month of June was hiked by an average of ₹2-2.5 per unit across electricity supply companies. Those who consumed …

After Punjab & Himachal Pradesh, now Karnataka also hikes electricity prices by Rs 2.89 per unit after promising free electricity
1 year, 7 months ago

After Punjab & Himachal Pradesh, now Karnataka also hikes electricity prices by Rs 2.89 per unit after promising free electricity

Op India  

Karnataka’s energy costs and power tariffs increased by Rs 2.89 per unit in June despite Siddaramaiah’s state government’s free electricity pledge. However, it was reported that in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress-led state government hiked 86 paise per unit in power tariff for the financial year 2023-24 after promising free units of electricity. In February this year, the Himachal Pradesh State …

Congress announces free 100 units electricity in poll-bound Rajasthan
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress announces free 100 units electricity in poll-bound Rajasthan

Live Mint  

Ahead of the next Assembly election later this year, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday announced free electricity on the consumption of up to 100 units per month. After observing inflation relief camps and interacting with the public, the Rajasthan CM said he decided to bring a slight change to the slab-wise exemption in electricity bills. We also received …

Punjab's 'Current Affairs': Power Tariff Hike Sparks Protests by Opposition, Industry Representatives
1 year, 7 months ago

Punjab's 'Current Affairs': Power Tariff Hike Sparks Protests by Opposition, Industry Representatives

News 18  

The Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved an increase in power tariff for this year in the state, sparking off protests by opposition parties and Industry representatives. While domestic consumers, who will get 300 units of free power each month, will have to pay Rs 15 per kilowatt as additional fixed charges, the per unit tariff has been increased …

Electricity prices to shoot up by 5-10% in Mumbai from today
1 year, 9 months ago

Electricity prices to shoot up by 5-10% in Mumbai from today

Hindustan Times  

Prices of electricity are set to increase by 5-10 per cent for Mumbai from Saturday, according to Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, reported Live Mint. The report added that Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited users, who are already paying the highest tariffs, can expect a 6 per cent hike in both 2023-24 and 2024-25. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission has …

No hike in power bills in Bihar as CM announces subsidy of ₹13,114 cr
1 year, 9 months ago

No hike in power bills in Bihar as CM announces subsidy of ₹13,114 cr

Hindustan Times  

In a major relief to power consumers in Bihar, the state government Friday announced that there will be no hike in electricity rates effective from April 1 and that it would provide a subsidy amount totalling ₹13,114 crore to cover up the hike in power tariff recommended recently by the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission. However, the chief minister raised the …

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP
1 year, 9 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, …

Bihar: Special camps every month to address power bill complaints of consumers
1 year, 9 months ago

Bihar: Special camps every month to address power bill complaints of consumers

Hindustan Times  

The Bihar government will organise camps at the block level across the state every second Saturday of the month to resolve the complaints related to electricity bills, said state’s energy minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav in the legislative assembly, while giving the government reply on the budgetary demand of the department. The announcement is significant as chief minister Nitish Kumar had …

Chandigarh admn proposes 10% hike in power tariff
1 year, 10 months ago

Chandigarh admn proposes 10% hike in power tariff

Hindustan Times  

Hoping to generate ₹926 crore, the UT administration has proposed a 10.25% hike in power tariff for the financial year 2023-24. As per the UT, there are nearly 2.38 lakh power consumers, including 2.04 lakh domestic and 28,521 non-domestic consumers, in Chandigarh. In a petition filed before JERC, the UT engineering department submitted that to avoid tariff shock to the …

Power tariffs in city may go up from April
1 year, 11 months ago

Power tariffs in city may go up from April

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Starting April, power consumers in the city may have to pay more as two major suppliers - Adani Electricity Mumbai Limited and Tata Power Company - have proposed tariff hikes to Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission. Power tariffs in city may go up from April Adani has planned to increase the fixed charge for residential consumers by 25%-29% and to …

Power tariff hike on the cards for Tamil Nadu
2 years, 5 months ago

Power tariff hike on the cards for Tamil Nadu

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited has decided to hike the electricity tariff after eight years and the rates would be increased as for all those who consume more than 200 units bimonthly. The tentative plan for the hike is as follows: 63.35 lakh households that consume up to 200 units in two months the increase in rates …

Subsidy: Haryana farmers to pay 10 paise per unit for power costing ₹6.67 per unit
2 years, 9 months ago

Subsidy: Haryana farmers to pay 10 paise per unit for power costing ₹6.67 per unit

Hindustan Times  

The highly-subsidised electricity supplied to Haryana’s farm sector to run agriculture tubewells will cost the state government ₹6.67 per unit in 2022-23 financial year. The power tariff approved by the HERC for 2022-23 said agriculture tubewell supply tariff will be ₹ 6.67 per unit for the metered supply. The power tariff approved by the HERC for 2022-23 said agriculture tubewell …

It’s official: Water to cost more in Chandigarh from April 1
2 years, 9 months ago

It’s official: Water to cost more in Chandigarh from April 1

Hindustan Times  

In the first price hike since 2011, Chandigarh residents will have to pay 1.5 to 2.5 times more for water from April 1. The UT administration on Wednesday notified the revised water tariff, while reducing the rates under the first two domestic consumption slabs – 0-15 kl and 16-30 kl – as notified in September 2020 and later revoked. The …

No water tariff hike in Chandigarh this year: Mayor Sarabjit Kaur Dhillon
2 years, 10 months ago

No water tariff hike in Chandigarh this year: Mayor Sarabjit Kaur Dhillon

Hindustan Times  

Mayor Sarabjit Kaur Dhillon has assured that there would be no increase in the city’s water tariff in the coming fiscal. Chandigarh MC collects ₹ 90 crore per annum as water charges, but the expenditure incurred to maintain supply to its 1.8 lakh consumers is ₹ 225 crore. Responding to the issue raised by Aam Aadmi Party and Congress councillors …

Power rates reduced by Rs 3 per unit in Punjab, announces CM Channi
3 years, 2 months ago

Power rates reduced by Rs 3 per unit in Punjab, announces CM Channi

India Today  

Punjab Chief Minister Charanjit Singh Channi announced that power rates have been slashed by Rs 3 per unit in the state with immediate effect. Addressing a press conference on Monday, Punjab CM Channi said that the first 100 units of power will be charged at Rs 1.19 per unit for all domestic consumers. https://t.co/vBmNaN5P6I — Charanjit S Channi November 1, …

300 units of free electricity, 24X7 supply: AAP's promise to woo UP voters
3 years, 3 months ago

300 units of free electricity, 24X7 supply: AAP's promise to woo UP voters

India TV News  

In a bid to woo voters in Uttar Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday promised 300 units of electricity free of cost to all domestic consumers, besides other assurances, if it is voted to power in the state. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia also promised that it would waive outstanding bills of 38 lakh families and ensure 24-hour …

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

For the sixth year, no power rate hike for Delhi

Live Mint  

Delhi has yet again been spared an increase in electricity rates by the regulator, sixth year in a row. The tariff levels for the year to March will remain unchanged primarily because the regulator didn’t consider any revenue increase for the distribution firms—BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited, and New Delhi Municipal Council …

With power tariff cuts months before Delhi polls, Arvind Kejriwal seeks to shift focus to his welfare-driven policies
5 years, 5 months ago

With power tariff cuts months before Delhi polls, Arvind Kejriwal seeks to shift focus to his welfare-driven policies

Firstpost  

The move, which is seen as Kejriwal’s attempt to return to his original brand of politics that propelled him to power in Delhi in the 2015 Assembly elections, comes a day after the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission announced a major slashing of fixed power tariffs. Making the announcement of power tariff reduction for the residents of the national capital, Kejriwal, …

Arvind Kejriwal-led govt announces free electricity up to 200 units in Delhi, says effort to extend 'khaas aadmi' privilege to 'aam aadmi'
5 years, 5 months ago

Arvind Kejriwal-led govt announces free electricity up to 200 units in Delhi, says effort to extend 'khaas aadmi' privilege to 'aam aadmi'

Firstpost  

In a press conference on Thursday, Kejriwal said that many ‘high-profile’ MPs, MLAs, and officers had free electricity and he was only trying to extend that ‘privilege’ to the general public. The Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi has announced free electricity up to 200 units for the residents of the National Capital. In a press conference on …

Eye on polls, Kejriwal offers free electricity up to 200 units in Delhi
5 years, 5 months ago

Eye on polls, Kejriwal offers free electricity up to 200 units in Delhi

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal Thursday announced free power up to 200 units every month for consumers, a decision likely to benefit about 3.2 million residents in the national capital. The free power decision, which comes ahead of Delhi assembly elections due by February next year, is expected to cost ₹1,800-2,000 crore annually, Kejriwal said. I am delighted …

Electricity bills in Delhi to go down as government reduces fixed charges
5 years, 5 months ago

Electricity bills in Delhi to go down as government reduces fixed charges

India TV News  

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on Wednesday announced new tariff for 2019-20 and slashed fixed charges for domestic consumers with sanctioned load of up to 15 kilowatts. Now, the consumers have to pay Rs 105 less per kilowatt per month for a sanctioned load of up to 2 kilowatts. "The consumers were paying Rs 125 per kilowatt per month for …

Power turns costlier in Punjab, energy tariff goes up by 2.14 per cent
5 years, 7 months ago

Power turns costlier in Punjab, energy tariff goes up by 2.14 per cent

India TV News  

Power consumers in Punjab will have to shell out more for electricity as the State Electricity Regulatory Commission on Monday announced an average tariff hike of 2.14 per cent across categories for 2019-20. Besides, the state power regulator also raised fixed charge for the domestic category of consumers by Rs 10 per kW, according to the new power tariff. Any …

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