Ahmedabad: Electricity in Gujarat will get costlier on an average by 34 paise per unit as an order on tariff restructuring was passed by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in Ahmedabad on Tuesday. However, consumers in below poverty level (BPL) category have been excluded from the hike, an official statement said.
GERC decided different petitions of four distribution companies of state-owned Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd (GUVNL) and Torrent Power Ltd (TPL) which sought uniform tarrif hike of 48 paise per unit, citing distribution losses among the reasons.
The revised tariff structure, which comes into affect from April 1, 2013, will create an additional burden of Rs 1,800 crore to electricity consumers in Gujarat. GERC has allowed an average tariff hike of 31 paise per unit in Ahmedabad and Surat in South Gujarat, which is 6.24 per cent of the existing tariff, against Torrent Power Ltd's demand for an average 48 paise hike per unit.
Four electricity distribution companies namely GUVNL, North Gujarat, South Gujarat, Central Gujarat and West Gujarat Electricity companies have been allowed to hike tarrif to 34 paise per unit by GERC....
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11:43 PM, Apr 16, 2013
How has Andhra Pradesh responded to the bandh call over power tariff hike? Political analyst & independent member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council K Nageshwar joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the issue. Q. People put the politicians to power and have got to pay a high price for it? Is it maladministration or sheer rational pricing which makes the government compelled to hike the power tariff. Asked by:...
05:38 PM, Apr 09, 2013
Hyderabad: Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh have called for a statewide bandh on Tuesday even after the government provided some relief from the steep hike in electricity prices. The shutdown has been supported by the main opposition, the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and the YSR Congress. The Bharatiya Janata Party, however, has called for a separate strike. Meanwhile, police have shifted YSR Congress leaders, who have been on an indefinite...
07:56 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Hyderabad: YSR Congress on Saturday said with the Congress-led Andhra Pradesh government not responding adequately to the issue of power tariff hike, it would intensify its agitation demanding roll-back in the increase. The party has asked its cadre to "picket all electricity sub-stations besides holding dharnas and taking out rallies in all district headquarters to express solidarity with the party leaders who are on an indefinite fast in Hyderabad". YSRCP...
05:59 AM, Apr 07, 2013
Hyderabad: Opposition parties in Andhra Pradesh have decided to go ahead with their statewide shutdown on April 9 despite the government providing some relief from the steep hike in electricity tariff announced last week. Bowing to pressure from the opposition and also a section of its own leaders, the Congress government exempted consumers using 200 units or less a month from the tariff hike. However, the latest relief from the...
12:24 PM, Apr 05, 2013
Even as police arrested leaders of Left parties who were on hunger strike for last four days to protest hike in electricity tariff, leaders of the main opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) on Tuesday night launched an indefinite fast here on the same issue. ...
03:05 AM, Mar 27, 2013
Not satisfied with Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission's explanation on hiking electricity tariff, city BJP president Vijay Goel on Friday demanded resignation of the regulator's chairman, saying he has totally failed to protect the interests of the consumers. ...
02:55 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind Kejriwal will launch an indefinite fast on Saturday to protest against the tariff hikes on electricity and water supply in the capital. The protest, being hailed as a civil disobedience movement by many, will seek to enlist mass support in defying the government by refusing to pay the bills. ...
05:48 PM, Mar 22, 2013
With a section of ministers mounting pressure on Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Kiran Kumar Reddy to withdraw the proposed steep hike in electricity tariff, the ruling Congress in the state is feeling the heat over the issue from both within and outside the party. ...
03:23 PM, Jan 14, 2013
Mumbai: The third largest GSM player Idea Cellular ruled out any immediate hike in tariffs, saying it keeps revising its tariffs on a circle to circle basis. "We are not looking at any immediate tariff revision. We keep revising our tariff plans on circle to circle basis frequently," Idea's chief marketing officer Sashi Shankar told reporters after launching its fourth 3G handset here. The comments assume importance as analysts had...
11:53 AM, Sep 25, 2012
Mumbai: Warning of agitation against the proposed hike in the power tariff, Maharashtra BJP on Thursday said that state Ministers should pay electricity bills of official residences from their own pockets. "The proposed hike will be a burden on the common man and if the government does not roll it back, then BJP will launch agitation from September 3," state BJP president Sudhir Mungantiwar said. BJP will stage protests outside...
12:40 AM, Aug 31, 2012
Mumbai: There are tough times ahead for consumers in Mumbai and other parts of Maharashtra as the power tariffs have been hiked by as much as 16 per cent. The state electricity commission announced the hike to bridge the revenue gap. The state power corporation has a revenue deficit of Rs 7623 crore. The hike will help recover Rs 6921 crore. Following the hike in the tariffs, hundred units of...
07:19 PM, Aug 16, 2012
Kochi: The recent power tariff hike has turned out to be a major headache to none other than the Power Minister himself. Fearing security issues following the tariff hike, Power Minister Aryadan Mohammed has cancelled almost all his programmes which were scheduled across the state for one week. When contacted, the office of the Power Minister confirmed that the Minister has cancelled his programmes for one week after the increase...
11:00 AM, Jul 31, 2012
New Delhi: Electricity will cost more in Delhi from July 1 with power regulator Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Tuesday raising domestic tariff by 24.15 per cent for the year 2012-13. According to DERC Chairman PD Sudhakar, the average hike is 20.87 per cent in all categories and domestic tariff has been hiked by 24.15 per cent. The regulator had in August last year hiked the tariff by 22...
07:21 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Coimbatore: The power tariff increase by Rs 1.50 per unit has come as a rude shock for the ailing textile industry, Southern India Mills' Association (SIMA) said on Friday. Reacting to the new power tariff announced by Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), SIMA Chairman, S Dinakaran said the association was having a lot of faith on TNERC that it will follow some rationale in fixing the revised tariff. Though...
01:03 AM, Mar 31, 2012
New Delhi: Indian and foreign airlines have slammed the Delhi Airport operator's demand for an eight-fold hike in tariff, saying it would make the charges in New Delhi even costlier than those levied at Singapore, Bangkok, Dubai and Hong Kong put together. While the Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) has justified its proposal of a 774 per cent hike saying the aeronautical tariff would actually increase by 100-150 per cent,...
12:27 PM, Mar 04, 2012
