No case for tarrif hike.. BSES

The news flashed tariff hike (20% or more) is applicable to State Electricity Boards as despite rise in input rates, the tariff did not see any hike. Please note... No tariff hike is possible without state consent.

DVB or DESU were sailing in the same boat for a couple of years. But with BSES the situation is entirely different, they seek hike every year. Since privatisation, tariff has seen hike many times. The performance parameters or implementation of DERC ORDERS needs to be examined.

This point i am going to amplify during DERC HEARINGS ON 10th March 2010. Unfortunately except our dear Sharma ji there is no input from any quarter. Tariff hike SHALL affect every body...rich..middle class and poor. In case we are public spirited persons...we should have voiced our concerns.

I once again plead... please come forward...do your best...least we are caught napping.

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Power tariff likely to rise by 20%

With what seems to be inevitable in this `age of inflation,' power tariff across the country including the national Capital is likely to rise by about 20 per cent. The Thirteenth Finance Commission (TFC) report tabled in Parliament last week has strongly recommended a substantial hike in power tariff structure across the country including Delhi which may see a hike of 15 per cent. The report states that a 7-19 per cent tariff hike is essential to ensure "sustainability and growth of the electricity distribution system."

The TFC report tabled on February 25 has favoured upward revision of power tariff by all state power distribution utilities to prevent them from adversely impacting the finances of states.

The report further said that the tariff increase should be accompanied by enhancement of operating efficiencies of utilities and reduction in overall transmission and distribution losses. "Absence of timely tariff increases has increased the gap and has impaired utility operations further. Some states have not raised tariffs for the past eight to nine years in spite of increasing deficits," the report says.

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