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Reduce power tariff for lower-income consumers: Chandigarh administrator to UT admn
1 month, 1 week 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 …

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Power Tariff Hike: INDIA bloc leaders arrested during protest in Puducherry
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Power Tariff Hike: INDIA bloc leaders arrested during protest in Puducherry

The Hindu  

Several INDIA bloc leaders on Monday were arrested during a protest against the AINRC-BJP government in Puducherry for its alleged failure to prevent the power tariff hike in the Union Territory. The arrested leaders included MP and PCC chief V. Vaithilingam, former Chief Minister V. Narayanasamy, Opposition leader and DMK convenor R. Siva, CPI secretary A.M. Saleem, CPI secretary R. …

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Left parties, VCK to protest against power tariff hike in Puducherry on September 2
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Left parties, VCK to protest against power tariff hike in Puducherry on September 2

The Hindu  

The Left parties and Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi in Puducherry have decided to picket the office of the Electricity Department on September 2 to protest against the hike in power tariff in the Union Territory. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, CPI secretary A.M. Saleem said as part of a series of agitations planned against the power tariff hike, cadres of …

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Claims complex power prices 'all pain, no gain' spark calls for tariff rethink
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Claims complex power prices 'all pain, no gain' spark calls for tariff rethink

ABC  

The peak body representing energy users has attacked complex power prices that charge consumers more at peak times, saying they do not work and may only hurt average people. In a damning assessment, Energy Consumers Australia said charging households and small businesses more for power at peak times may do little — or even nothing — to avoid network upgrades …

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India's Power Crisis: 22 States Raise Tariffs, Discoms Still Struggle
4 months, 1 week ago

India's Power Crisis: 22 States Raise Tariffs, Discoms Still Struggle

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Twenty-two out of 28 states have gone for power tariff hike post-elections. Despite an uptrend in tariff hikes in a few states in recent years, discoms continue to incur losses due to increase in power purchase cost, operating inefficiencies and high debt burden. Discoms continued to have weak operating efficiencies, as reflected by higher-than-regulator-approved aggregate technical and commercial losses, …

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Chhattisgarh mini steel plants shut down in protest against power tariff hike
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh mini steel plants shut down in protest against power tariff hike

Hindustan Times  

Around 200 mini steel plants in Chhattisgarh have shut down indefinitely on Tuesday in protest against the power tariff hike in the state. The mini steel plant owners said that the hike has made it infeasible for them to run their units The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission had recently hiked the power tariff by 8.3%, effective from June 1. …

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BJP protests outside power utility office in Kolkata against hike in tariff
4 months, 3 weeks ago

BJP protests outside power utility office in Kolkata against hike in tariff

India Today  

After obtaining permission from the Calcutta High Court, the BJP, led by Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, staged a protest march against the Sanjeev Goenka-led Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation at its head office in Kolkata's Dharmatala area. The Calcutta High Court had permitted the supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party to protest outside the CESC offices at Victoria House in …

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Industrial organisations have strongly opposed tariff hikes, saying industries in TN are facing recession
5 months ago

Industrial organisations have strongly opposed tariff hikes, saying industries in TN are facing recession

New Indian Express  

COIMBATORE: Industrial organisations in Coimbatore and Tiruppur districts have strongly opposed the power tariff hike, saying that industries in Tamil Nadu are already facing a recession-like situation and the hike would sound the death knell for the industries. The Federation of Coimbatore Industrial Association, a common body for 23 industrial associations, said the power tariff hike would destroy micro and …

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Puducherry government plans to give subsidy to offset power tariff hike: Namassivayam
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Puducherry government plans to give subsidy to offset power tariff hike: Namassivayam

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: In a bid to mitigate the recent power tariff hike, the Puducherry government is planning to provide subsidies to domestic consumers, said Minister for Home, Power, Education, and Industries A Namassivayam on Monday. The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission had approved a power tariff hike of Rs 60 paise to Rs 75 paise per unit for domestic consumers, based on …

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Power tariff may go up by 5 per cent in Tamil Nadu from July
6 months, 1 week ago

Power tariff may go up by 5 per cent in Tamil Nadu from July

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation is likely to increase the power tariff by 4.83% from July 1 for domestic, commercial, and industrial users as per the Consumer Price Index inflation-linked tariff revision approved by the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission in 2022. Last year, on July 1, the tariff was increased by 2.18% as per the CPI-linked …

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PM Surya Ghar scheme: Balance consumer equity with discom stability
7 months, 1 week ago

PM Surya Ghar scheme: Balance consumer equity with discom stability

Live Mint  

The recent launch of the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a major step towards meeting India’s ambitious target of generating 40 gigawatts of rooftop solar energy by 2026-27. Having built detailed models on stakeholders, incentives and costs as well as benefits, our initial findings indicate that there is a notable disparity in the payback period for different …

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MSMEs in Coimbatore petition former Minister S.P. Velumani, AIADMK MLAs for withdrawal of power tariff hike
1 year, 1 month ago

MSMEs in Coimbatore petition former Minister S.P. Velumani, AIADMK MLAs for withdrawal of power tariff hike

The Hindu  

The Federation of Power Consumers of Tamil Nadu, the Federation of Coimbatore Industrial Associations and the Recycled Textiles Federation have petitioned former Minister and Thondamuthur MLA S.P. Velumani as well as several AIADMK MLAs, for a withdrawal of the hike in the power tariff. At this juncture, the recent power tariff hike has crippled the MSMEs, they said. They also …

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Toll collection at Navalur to be stopped; power tariff for small apartments to be cut, says Stalin
1 year, 2 months ago

Toll collection at Navalur to be stopped; power tariff for small apartments to be cut, says Stalin

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Wednesday announced a reduction in power tariff for shared utilities in small apartments across the State. Addressing a meeting of Collectors of Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, and Chennai and other senior government officials during his field visit to Chengalpattu, Mr. Stalin said power tariff for shared utilities in small apartments with 10 housing units …

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BJP govt didn’t approve hike in power tariff: Bommai
1 year, 6 months ago

BJP govt didn’t approve hike in power tariff: Bommai

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday said the previous BJP-led government did not approve the power tariff hike proposed by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. Former chief minister Basavaraj Bommai denies that the BJP gave approval to power tariff hike by KERC. The KERC hiked the electricity tariff on June 5 by ₹2.89 per unit, days after the Karnataka …

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Power tariff: Stakeholders oppose steep hike, want it rescinded
1 year, 6 months ago

Power tariff: Stakeholders oppose steep hike, want it rescinded

The Hindu  

The hike in power tariff owing to Fuel Adjustment Charges introduced by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation has evoked a sharp response from the Federation of Organisations and Associations of Mysuru representing various businesses and traders groups in the city. Prashanth, president of FOAM, said the fixed charges used to be 85% of the Installed Capacity and this has been hiked …

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After Punjab & Himachal Pradesh, now Karnataka also hikes electricity prices by Rs 2.89 per unit after promising free electricity
1 year, 6 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 …

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UPERC may not revise power tariff for fourth consecutive year
1 year, 6 months ago

UPERC may not revise power tariff for fourth consecutive year

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Regulatory Commission, which may issue the power tariff order for the year 2023-24 by the weekend after a prolonged exercise, is unlikely to make any tariff revision despite discoms’ demand, people in the know of things said. UPERC has been insisting that discoms should increase their income, improve their efficiency by reducing line losses, and not through …

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TD stages stir against power tariff hike
1 year, 6 months ago

TD stages stir against power tariff hike

Deccan Chronicle  

KAKINADA: Telugu Desam activists staged a stir in Eluru on Tuesday protesting against the hike in power tariff. Chanti maintained that it is due to inefficiency of the YSRC government that power consumers are having to bear an additional burden of ₹57,188 crore in the past four years. The TD leader maintained that owing to administrative efficiency, the then CM …

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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 …

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Industry condemns hike in power tariff in Punjab
1 year, 7 months ago

Industry condemns hike in power tariff in Punjab

Hindustan Times  

The hike in power tariff announced on Monday evoked strong reactions from the state industry, which condemned the move and called these detrimental to the growth of the industry. Former Punjab CII chairman Amit Thapar, who is currently head policy advocacy panel CII-Punjab said the increase in fixed tariff has come as a rude shock for industry. KK Seth, FICO …

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Expert panel constituted to determine operational parameters for new nuclear power units: NPCIL
1 year, 8 months ago

Expert panel constituted to determine operational parameters for new nuclear power units: NPCIL

The Hindu  

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, which also runs the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, has said the lifetime of upcoming new units will be longer and an expert committee has been constituted to set operational parameters that can be used as standards to determining tariff for them. Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd, a wholly-owned arm of Power Grid …

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No hike in power bills in Bihar as CM announces subsidy of ₹13,114 cr
1 year, 8 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 …

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Bihar: Cong raises Rahul issue, JD-U joins protest; BJP agitates over power tariff hike
1 year, 8 months ago

Bihar: Cong raises Rahul issue, JD-U joins protest; BJP agitates over power tariff hike

Hindustan Times  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification as a member of Parliament raised heat both inside as well as outside the Bihar Legislative Assembly on Monday. While BJP raised the issue of recent proposal of power tariff hike by 24% by the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission and wanted discussion on the matter, Congress members raised the issue of disqualification of Rahul Gandhi …

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Electricity becomes almost unaffordable in Pakistan as govt hikes rates again
1 year, 11 months ago

Electricity becomes almost unaffordable in Pakistan as govt hikes rates again

Firstpost  

Islamabad: Pakistan is facing a severe economic crisis these days. Pakistan’s National Electric Power Regulatory Authority has increased electricity rates by Rs 3.30 per unit. The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority of Pakistan said that it has adjusted the K-Electric tariff under the Uniform Tariff Policy. The power division also said that KE is providing electricity at Rs 43 per …

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