
ERC rejects discoms’ plea on tariff
The Hindu
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Telangana State Electricity Regulator Commission (TSERC) has recently rejected a petition filed by the two power distribution companies (discoms) in the State with a plea to review the tariff and revise it to ₹2.80 per unit, as arrived at the norms of Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) regulation.
The TSERC felt that the petition of the discoms for tariff under the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Urja Surakshan Utthan Mahabhiyan (PMKUSUM) was devoid of merits.

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