Delhi's New Power Tariff Rates Unchanged, But Electricity Bill May Still Go Up. Here's Why
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Delhi Electricity Tariff Structure: The power bill for consumers may increase marginally from October 1 as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has raised the pension surcharge from 5 per cent to 7 per cent.
Delhi's electricity regulator DERC on Thursday announced new tariff for the national capital without any increase in rates, saying it did not see any "good reasons" to do so.
However, the power bill for consumers may increase marginally from October 1 as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has raised the pension surcharge from 5 per cent to 7 per cent.
"After considering all the relevant factors, the Commission has come to the conclusion that there are no good reasons to make any increase in the existing tariff structure,'' the DERC said in a statement.
Last fiscal also (2020-21) also, the DERC did not hike electricity rates citing the Covid pandemic.
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