Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission has revised the tariff for the year 2017-18 in Chhattisgarh which has already come into effect from April 1, a statement of the electricity department informed on Saturday.
“Average rate of electricity for the consumers of various category is Rs 6.41 per unit in the State. Slight increase by 3 percent in domestic bills has been done,’’ the statement added.
Management of distribution company has strongly asserted the necessary to increase in the tariff, stating that purchasing cost of electricity, transmission cost, other expenditure in strengthening the infrastructure for distribution of supply, prices of transformers, meters and other accessories have been increased manifold.
Operating cost and dearness allowance of the employees have also gone up, which necessitates the management to hike a little increase in tariff, the statement added.
The release claimed that the CSERC has increased average 2.3 percent in non-domestic category and from 1 to 3 percent in high tension consumers category. Despite increase in domestic tariff for 2017-18, the enhanced rates are still lower in comparison with other states like Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Punjab, Maharashtra, Odisha, Karnataka and Bihar.
Management of Power Company maintained that in order to supply qualitatively 24X7 to it’s consumers, increased operating cost and taking the financial conditions in to account, It was must to enhance the prices.