New Delhi: Accusing the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission of siding with the private power distribution companies, various Resident Welfare Associations on Tuesday warned it against effecting another increase in electricity rates. Participating at a public hearing organised by the DERC on finalising a new tariff order for 2013-14, representatives of RWAs said they will launch agitation if the regulator increases the tariff again.
The public hearing has been organised by the DERC to take views of the stakeholders on finalising power tariff for domestic consumers. "There is no justification for another hike in tariff. The DERC is siding with the discoms," alleged Rajiv Kakaria of Greater Kailash I RWA. He also demanded bringing the discoms under the purview of the RTI Act. The tariff was hiked by up to three per cent last month.
The power tariff in the city was hiked by 22 per cent in 2011 followed by five per cent hike in February 2012. The tariff was hiked by up to two per cent in May 2012 and again by 26 per cent for domestic consumers in July 2012. DERC is in the process of finalising the tariff for the year 2013-14 and has already given indication of a hike. The BJP and Aam Admi Party had on Monday cautioned the DERC against any further hike in electricity rates....
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02:57 AM, Jun 05, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi BJP on Sunday threatened to go on a sit-in protest outside the DERC office in Delhi during a public hearing organised to decide on a proposed hike in the power tariff. Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday with all the stake holders, including the discoms and resident welfare associations, to determine the power tariff for domestic consumers. "It is clear that once...
02:05 AM, Jun 03, 2013
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06:11 PM, Feb 04, 2013
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09:19 PM, Feb 02, 2013
Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit on Friday outright rejected Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal's allegations of her being in collusion with power discoms to not lower power tarrif in the capital, terming them an "utter lie". ...
01:56 AM, Feb 02, 2013
Delhi Power Minister Haroon Yusuf refuted allegations made by AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal and said that they have already given in writing to the Supreme Court that if it wants to an audit by the CAG, the Delhi government was fine with it. ...
11:49 PM, Feb 01, 2013
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08:48 PM, Feb 01, 2013
Aam Aadmi Party convener Arvind Kejriwal on Friday alleged that power tariffs in the national capital were falsely inflated by the Delhi government and the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Kejriwal also claimed that power companies owned by Tata and Anil Ambani were involved in major frauds. ...
06:45 PM, Feb 01, 2013
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11:31 AM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: In major relief for residents of Delhi, the Delhi Power Regulator DERC has lowered the power tariff in the national capital. The board has reinstated the 201 to 400 units' slab, which it had scrapped earlier. The abolition of the 201-400 units' slab and introduction of 0-400 units' slab had resulted in significant increase in electricity bills of majority of consumers whose consumption was below 400 units. Now...
08:00 PM, Oct 22, 2012
New Delhi: Under attack for sharp rise in electricity tariff, the Delhi government on Monday rejected the allegation that it had stalled Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission's decision to cut tariff in May 2010 saying the regulator never came out with any such order. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had on Saturday filed a police complaint against Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, a number of officials of the three private power distribution...
06:56 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Amid widespread anger against hike in electricity bills, Delhi's power regulator DERC is set to announce adjustments in the power tariff structure this week to reduce monthly bills of some consumers by upto 18 per cent. After widespread complaints of inflated power bills, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission had in September proposed to revert to earlier slabs for calculating power tariffs which was abolished while effecting a 26 per...
07:41 PM, Oct 14, 2012
New Delhi: Under increasing attack for hiking the electricity rates, Delhi's power regulator DERC on Monday started a process to adjust the tariff structure to bring down monthly bills of low-end consumers by up to 18 per cent. Following widespread complaints of inflated power bills, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) last month had proposed to revert to the original slabs for calculating power tariffs which was abolished while effecting a...
10:04 PM, Oct 08, 2012
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07:47 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Social activist Arvind Kejriwal on Monday protested at the office of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) against inflated electricity bills. Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Goel, who was already present at the protest venue, gheraoed the Chairman of the DERC, PD Sudhakar. They demanded that the electricity price be reduced and new tenders be issued. Responding to a query, Goel said that Kejriwal was welcome to...
02:35 PM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: The 26 per cent hike in power tariff for domestic consumers in the city will come into effect from Sunday. The new rates were announced by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Wednesday. As per the new rates, consumers will have charged Rs 3.70 per unit for the first 200 units and Rs 4.80 for the monthly usages of upto 400 units. This is the fourth hike...
01:45 PM, Jul 01, 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...
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11:09 AM, Mar 14, 2012
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday came down heavily on Delhi Government for allowing power regulator DERC to effect a five per cent hike in power tariff just five months after increasing the rates by 22 per cent. "This is an open loot of consumers in Delhi. This is really surprising as the DERC had just found severe irregularities in the accounts of the discoms," senior BJP leader VK Malhotra...
06:42 PM, Feb 03, 2012
