New Delhi, Jun 25: Indicating
a substantial hike in power tariff, Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit
today said power regulator DERC will have to take a realistic view of
the situation while finalising the new rates.
Delhi has been reeling under severe outages for last four days after
state-run NHPC cut supply of 200 MW power to BSES for failing to pay up
dues of over Rs 225 crore while another generation firm Damodar Valley
Corporation has threatened to stop 280 MW supply to the discom if it did
not make payment of around Rs 330 crore.
“
We are waiting
for the DERC to announce the (tariff) order. Everybody knows about the
situation. I hope the decision of the regulatory body will be based on
realistic view of the current situation,” Dikshit said when asked about
the power situation in the city.
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) is likely to announce the new power tariff in a day or two.
with thanks : INDIA TV : LINK for detailed news.
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