The State Government on Monday urged the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) to reconsider its order on payment of reconnection charge of Rs 150 for low tension (lT) single-phase domestic consumers in the event the consumer failing to pay the electric charges for two consecutive months.
Energy Secretary PK Jena has written a letter to the OERC in this regard. Jena has requested the OERC to keep its order in abeyance for at least a year.
The Energy Secretary has stated that under the prevailing situation it may not be proper to impose reconnection charges in the CESU franchise area for nonpayment of electric charges for two consecutive months.