Power tariff for domestic consumers was on Friday hiked by five per cent by Delhi’s power regulator DERC but it waived the fuel surcharge, which will mean the hike will be marginal for residents except those in NDMC areas. The revised tariff will come to effect from August 1.
Immediately after the announcement of the tariff Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit, with an eye on Assembly polls in November, announced subsidy for the consumers whose consumption do not go beyond 400 units which will effectively mean that the bill for a section of consumers may actually go down compared to what they are paying now.