New Power Tariff Likely From May

The proposed electricity tariff hike, that were supposed to be implemented from this month, may now be effective from May 1. According to sources, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission is likely to announce the new tariff structure this week after a series of delays.It all depends on DERC whether it will allow a hike in power tariff.

The power regulator was keen on announcing the new tariff in March end but there were several delays in announcing it. According to sources, some discoms kept submitting new information to DERC regarding their financial positions even after the public hearing was concluded. While the regulator refused to take any new information into consideration while deciding tariff revision, the move by the discoms has led to delay in making the announcement.

"There is a lot of speculation going around on whether tariff will be changed or not. Discoms have been campaigning for a hike since long. They argued the cost of everything else from petrol to water in the city has gone up but power tariffs have not been revised for the past four years. They claimed the input costs for providing power have gone up," said DERC officials.

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Massive Power Cuts But Hikes No One Can Avoid

Amid Heat Wave, Long Power Cuts in west, South Delhi

Long power cuts are back.

South and West Delhi areas suffered four to six hours of outages between Tuesday night and Wednesday afternoon -- at a time when north India was engulfed by a record-breaking heat wave.

In Dwarka, there was black- out in some areas between mid- night and 5 a.m. while some other areas went without power from 5.30 a.m. onwards.

"We could not sleep all night," said Priya Pathaniya, an MNC executive in Dwarka's Sector 10. "Delhi's power companies are back to their old tricks."

BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, the biggest discom in whose areas the powercuts occurred, said a power supply line of Delhi Transco tripped due to some "technical constraints".

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Discom turns to crime, pulled up

New Delhi, April 13 -- If you have been paying your electricity bills regularly and yet find power company officials at your doorstep for inspection of meter, beware.

Discom BSES Rajdhani (BRPL) has just been found guilty of falsely implicating a South Delhi consumer after framing up a power theft case.

The capital's power regulator has fined BRPL Rs 1 lakh for the criminal act and also for destroying evidence and deliberately harassing the consumer.

Besides, one of the company's area managers have been imposed with a personal penalty of Rs 5,000, to be deducted from his salary while the customer will get Rs 20,000 as compensation.

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission directed BRPL to instruct its employees to "desist from doing any illegal, unwarranted action" and be careful during inspections.

Vasant Kunj resident Suresh Sharam, who won the battle against the city's biggest discom that services 70% of Delhi, said incidents like this were rampant.

"The confidence with which they framed the case step by step was proof enough that they are used to doing this," he said.

He said one fine day last year, a team of discom officials reached his house and demanded to inspect the electricity meter saying they had enough information to prove that Sharma was stealing electricity. The inspection happened in the absence of Sharma or any adult member of the family, as is the law.

Sharma's minor son stood watching as the officials tore out the meter, hit it with hammer and rods to plant some marks of "tampering" and then claimed that the meter was tampered, Sharma told the electricity commission.

"They basically wanted me to cough up money," Sharma, an MNC executive, said.

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BSES suspects consumers to be thieves

I am informed that BSES has sent letters to large number of consumers about suspected theft. I do not want to comment unless the concerned person, say at least one from one area contacts me in person A-78 MADHUVAN NEW DELHI 110092 and mobile 9811868133.

If required..i will go to BSES OFFICE...but no generalised action is possible. Please immediately contact and do not delay it.

KK GHEI
Vice President
MRWA
Madhuvan new delhi 110092

BSES letter to consumers

Submitted by : Mr. Rajesh Agarwal

Plz note Mr K K Ghei is willing to meet the consumers
who have received this kind of letters from BSES.

BSES YAMUNA POWER ISSUES NOTICES ...THEFT OF ELECTRICITY

I am informed that a large number of consumers in areas like Krishan Nagar, Shahdara and adjoining colones have received notices, directing them to visit BSES office and are made to sign some papers. Kindly recall my earliest posts. I had and still offered my services to any RWA.SOCIETY OR INDIVIDUAL in connection with safety(to avoid electrical accidents) and harrasement cases.

KINDLY NOTE THAT in the event of actual theft...i will not be of any use. The following information may be of use ...so kindly read :

It is no body’s case that theft of electricity by consumers is to be defended. I would say such activity is to be CONDEMNED and punished. But let us understand theft of electricity and how bogus cases are built up.

THEFT OF ELECTRICITY

The distribution agency, be it electricity board or private company, arranges to measure how much energy is consumed by the consumer. Arrangement is also made to measure maximum load ( in terms of Kilowatt etc) in say one month or period specified in CONDITION OF SUPPLY. This is being done by recoding readings manual or through electronic capturing device.
Such readings are then transferred or recorded in books known as METER READING BOOKS.
Extraction of electricity bypassing such devices is known as theft of energy. In the event of sudden drop of recorded consumption....the meter reader reports if the meter has stopped recording or is burned or damaged. Thereafter, such installations are kept under observations. In the event of PRIMAFACIA EVIDENCE, the raids are conducted and in the event of theft, photographs are taken, report prepared by inspection team and got to be signed by CONSUMER OR HIS(HER) representative.

However, there are very many incidents of framed up cases to extract money. In some cases there could be genuine mistakes committed by inspection team. There could be suspected cases of theft. The consumers receiving such notices MUST ACT WITHOUT DELAY. In the event of proven theft, there could be IMPRISONMENT besides financial burden.

My suggestion is that consumer receiving such a notice must take advice of knowledgeable PERSON. However in the event of theft or efforts to tamper with meter... the culprit must be ready to face consequences.

KK GHEI
VICE PRESIDENT MRWA ..Madhuvan
A-78 Madhuvan
New Delhi 110092