Power regulator permits increase in power electricity bill tarrifs; AAP accuses center of mismanagement; BJP responds.
The power regulator has given distribution companies permission to raise power tariffs, which will result in an increase in Delhi’s electricity prices. Atishi, the power minister, said shortly after the event that the center’s “mismanagement” was to blame for the city’s rising electricity costs.
Atishi explained to reporters on Monday that customers whose electricity use is under 200 units won’t be affected by the increase. She stated that the PPAC levy on the power bills of those who do not receive subsidies will increase by 8%.
“I just want to let the customers know that the Centre is solely to blame for this price increase. The usage of imported coal, which is 10 times more expensive than indigenous coal, has been made necessary. This is true even though there are plenty of coal mines and supplies in the nation, she remarked, as reported by the PTI news agency.
The PPAC is updated every three months, and depending on the cost of fuels used to generate electricity, such as coal and gas, it may go up or down.
The spike was attributed by the Bharatiya Janata Party’s Delhi branch spokesperson to a “nexus” between the discos and the AAP administration
“The AAP is brazenly asserting that every year, the PPAC rises in the summer and falls in the winter. According to Khurana, the PPAC was increased from 16 to 22 percent last year and then again this year.
For a monthly use of 200 units, energy is provided without charge to Delhi residents. Those who utilize between 201 and 400 units are qualified for a 50% subsidy.
I want to say that if the cost of electricity is increasing in Delhi, it is only due to the Center’s mismanagement,” Atishi claimed.
Atishi said, “The prices of electricity have increased because, due to the Center’s mismanagement, there is an artificial shortage of coal in the country for the first time in the last 70 years, shooting its prices (up).” He added that discoms are permitted to raise or lower the PPAC for three-month periods.
Buyers of coal are now “forced” by the government to acquire at least 10% of imported coal, which is 10 times more expensive than coal from India. According to the Delhi power minister, domestic coal costs roughly Rs 200 per tonne but imported coal costs Rs 25,000 per tonne.
