The HPERC in its order on Friday stated that the GoHP has announced that it will provide subsidies to all categories of consumers of the state at the last year’s level and will neutralize the impact of the increase in tariff to all categories of consumers.
In the draft notification, JERC has invited comments/suggestions of the stakeholders on the determination of tariff for requisition of green energy under the electricity (promoting renewable energy through green energy open access) Rules, 2022 (as amended from time to time) for Chandigarh
Power consumers in Maharashtra will have to pay more as the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) increases tariff by 25 paise to 65 paise per unit through a "fuel adjustment charge" (FAC). This will result in an extra burden of up to ₹300 per month for residential consumers starting from January. The decision was made following an order from the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) to recover the cost of expenditure on costly power purchase.
A senior government official said that the decision has been taken to increase the availability of onions in the domestic market especially in view of the upcoming festival season