Discoms jumped the gun on revised electricity tariff

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has written to each of the three discoms, asking them to 'refund or adjust' the fuel surcharge that they levied on many consumers even before the effective date

The Capital's private discoms are again in the news for all the wrong reasons. This time they have been pulled up for levying a surcharge even before the February 1 deadline. 

 The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has written to each of the three discoms, asking them to 'refund or adjust' the fuel surcharge that they levied on many consumers even before the effective date. 

Officially, such a fluctuating, quarterly fee came into effect in the state's electricity system for the first time from this February. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has written to each of the three discoms, asking them to 'refund or adjust' the fuel surcharge that they levied on many consumers even before the effective date For this period, the surcharge fixed by the DERC is five per cent of the per unit price. 

 The fluctuating fuel price adjustment surcharge was allowed by the commission as a relief measure to the private discoms who claimed losses on account of the increase in international fuel charges. DERC chairperson P.D. Sudhakar acknowledged that the commission had received complaints where the companies had levied this surcharge before February 1. 

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