Power tariff hiked by 30 paise per unit in Odisha

By Express News Service
BHUBANESWAR :  People of the State should pay extra for energy consumption from April 4. The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Saturday accredited an influence tariff hike by 30 paise per unit, general a rise of 5.6 per cent (laptop), for all classes besides BPL and irrigation customers.

The revised tariff, which has been accredited taking into consideration the business viability and operational effectivity of the technology, transmission, provide and distribution utilities of the State, will come into impact from April 4. 

The tariff has been hiked from Rs 2.70 to Rs 3 per unit for one to 50 items, from Rs 4.50 to Rs 4.80 per unit for 51 to 200 items, from Rs 5.50 to Rs 5.80 per unit for 201 to 400 items and Rs 5.90 to Rs 6.20 per unit for greater than 400 items. Announcing the tariff hike, an OERC launch stated there is no such thing as a change within the month-to-month minimal fastened cost, demand cost and meter lease. Besides, the kVAh based mostly billing has been launched for all excessive stress (HT) and extra-high stress (EHT) customers. In kVAh billing, fastened/ demand fees are levied on obvious energy (kVA) and vitality fees are levied on obvious vitality (kVAh).

Power issue penalty incentive and reliability surcharge have been abolished. However, two laptop rebate over and above regular rebate has been allowed on the invoice to the low stress (LT) home and single part basic objective class of customers who pay via digital means. This rebate will probably be relevant for the present month invoice if paid in full. Besides, two laptop rebate will probably be allowed to all pre-paid customers on pre-paid quantity.

The OERC launch stated charging of electrical autos will probably be handled as basic objective (GP) class. This class pertains to the availability of energy to premises, that are used for workplace, enterprise, basic objective or different functions not coated below every other class the place the non-domestic load exceeds 20 laptop of the whole related load. Gridco will buy 28,791.96 million items energy throughout 2021-22 and promote 27,870 million items to distribution firms. Besides, there will probably be emergency energy provide of 60 million items. The common energy buy price will probably be 278.06 paise per unit for 2021-22.

Power tariff hiked by 30p per unitThe Commission has not allowed the fastened price of Rs 183 crore in the direction of central sector energy. After revision of bulk provide value (BSP), provide income of Rs 12.1 crore has been allowed in Gridco’s annual income requirement (ARR) in opposition to a adverse hole of Rs 250.6 crore in 2020-21 monetary yr.

Besides, the Commission has accredited distribution lack of 21.24 laptop in opposition to the proposed distribution lack of 22.42 laptop by distribution firms. It has additionally accredited combination technical and business (AT&C) losses of 20.03 laptop as a substitute of 25.78 laptop proposed by the distribution firms.

Tariff hike1-50 items Rs 2.70 to Rs 3 51-200 items Rs 4.50 to Rs 4.80 201-400 items Rs 5.50 to Rs 5.80 Over 400 items Rs 5.90 to Rs 6.20