Tariff Shock ....... its time to take a Proactive Stand

Dear Friends,

 

Last year when DERC had increased the Tariffs we had said that we shall try and get the Tariffs rolled back through Public Opinion ...... we went to all corners of Delhi to spread awareness and garner support. We got a decent response but we lacked the resourses to work out an action plan .......

 

Friends ...... we understand our limitations ....... we do not have the resources or the crowd gathering abilities of political parties. Nor do we have any leaders on whose call most residents will congregate at a given place at a given time like ANNA did.

 

Given the circumstances should we sit back and let the Government and DERC keep fleecing the consumers ......... Armed as we are with the facts that we have in our possession, we have proved it beyond any doubt that Tariffs should be 50% less than what has been proposed.

 

DERC has failed the citizens and there love for DISCOMS is evident from the cunning manner in which they have manipulated the Slab structure of units consumed hitting the MIDDLE CLASS the hardest. No where in the world do we see this much Apathy towards the Domestic consumers. While the Domestic consumer consuming between 200 units to 400 units has been slapped with a 63% hike, kindness has been shown to Commercial and Industrial consumers with under 20% hike.

 

THE LESS SAID ABOUT THE VIPS OF LOOTYENS DELHI ...... THE BETTER.

 

DERC failed to address the issue of Performance Standards, Fast Running Meters, Ending Monopoly, CAG Audit, 24 X7 Power Supply to rid us off Inverters, Realistic Fuel Surcharge-it should not be more than 1% as against DERC's gift of 7% (impossible-they have to give cost escalation not the total cost of fuel), Abolishing Fixed Charge-in DVB days it was minimum charge and more.

 

Do you notice the pattern ..... everything DERC has done is to benefit DISCOMS ....... WONDER WHAT IS THEIR OVERIDING MAJBOORI THAT THEY ONLY SIDE WITH DISCOMS ......... I know for a fact that they do keep an eye for the CM's ISHAARA before hastily announcing Tariff ..... that too without giving any reasons. WE HAVE BEEN CONSTANTLY ASKING FOR SPEAKING ORDERS.

 

Not only that, this Order and indeed the last Tariff Order of 26th August 2011 are Illegal as per Electricity Act 2003 section 182. Let me not get into the details, like I said we have enough ammunition to go to the court and have the Tariffs reversed. Anil Sood and Hemanta Sharma are all for a Proactive approach and so are others I have spoken to.

 

Are we Game for it ....... I know for a fact that we are dealing with very tough skins and no amount of reasonable proofs or debate have any effect on them for reasons best known to them. WE MUST NOW GO TO THE COURTS ....... DO WE AGREE ...... AND HOW CAN WE CONTRIBUTE ........ THERE ARE EXPENSES INVOLVED ......

 

Warm Regards,

 

Rajiv Kakria

Shortage of electric power in Delhi

Dear Sir,

The truth comes out shortage in electric power in Delhi is a manmade affair. Bawana power station is a child of Reliance, Reliance was suppose to buy 1.56 mmscmd gas but unfortunately even 0.83 mmscmd gas is not been supplied. Ideally Bawana plant need 2.4 mmscmd gas to produce 600 mega watt.

This explain why we have to buy costly power from outside sources. Who bears the burden? It is the common man like you and me who are suppose to pay through their nose, so is the status of core supply to Delhi plants this means that authorities are in  hand and glove the reliance to loot  delhiites.

when we will understand rise against the corrupt practise.

Time and again I have been writing and arguing before Delhi electric regulatory commission that Badarpur Thermal Power Station originally conceived was meant for Delhi,  80%  power of Dadri was to reach Delhi, but unfortunately this power is being diverted to other state and Delhi is compelled to buy at higher price, resulting into unwanted power hikes announce from time to time.

Yours

K K GHEI

Mayfield RWA rents a transformer for Rs 60,000 a month

GURGAON: Over 400 house owners of J block at Mayfield Gardens heaved a sigh of relief after the Resident Welfare Association (RWA) rented a transformer on Sunday late night.

For the past few days, the area has been facing severe power cuts and things became unbearable when the transformer stopped functioning due to technical glitches on Saturday night. Things became normal only when the RWA itself decided to hire a transformer the following day.

The incident has exposed the callousness of city agencies, HUDA and DHBVN, which failed to provide any help to the residents. "The license of this particular builder has been cancelled and the HUDA has been given administrative control to manage all the housing projects. But they could not do anything when we had to go without power. Ultimately, we had to pool money to rent a transformer," said RWA president, Pradhan Satpal Thakran. The RWA is paying Rs 60,000 a month for renting one transformer. They also hired a private firm to detect damaged cables and then repair them.

The colony has three transformers, and on Saturday night one of the main transformers was damaged. "The RWA has managed to rent one transformer. But now if another transformer malfunctions, we won't know what to do as we won't have enough money to hire another transformer," said Thakran.

In February, the Department of Town and Country Planning (DTCP) had cancelled the license of the builder as the promoters of the colony failed to maintain civic amenities like internal roads and community services. "Now, unfortunately there is no clarity as to who will pay for developing power infrastructure in the colonies. The DHBVN doesn't seem interested in the residents' plight," said Commander (rtd) Dharamveer Yadav, president, Sheetal RWA Mayfield Gardens. 

 

 

with thanks : TOI : LINK

ग्राम विकास एसोसिएसन

ग्राम विकास एसोसिएसन व स्वास्थ्य विभाग दिल्ली नगर निगम दुवारा प्राथमिक विद्यालय के बच्चो के साथ मिलकर डेंगू एवं मलेरिया कि रोकथाम के लिए रैली निकालकर गाँव के लोगो को जागरूक किया. रैली का नेत्रत्व श्री नरेश लाम्बा (अध्यक्ष ग्राम विकास  एसोसिएसन) व श्री बलजीत सिंह ( सहायक निरीक्षक मलेरिया ) ने किया. रैली में   प्राथमिक विद्यालय के 3,4,5 कक्षा के लगभग 100 बच्चो ने भाग लिया . रैली स्वास्थ्य विभाग तथा गाँव के लगबग २० विसिसिठ व्यक्तियों के साथ  ग्राम विकास एसोसिएसन के सचिव श्री नरेश सैनी ने बच्चो के साथ मिलकर घर घर में स्वास्थ्य विभाग दुवारा उपलब्ध कराये गए पम्पलेट बाटें और लोगो को आपने छते साफ़ रखने , कूलर का पानी निकालने, टूटे डब्बों को बहार ना फकने के लिए सन्देश दिया.  श्री बलजीत सिंह ( सहायक निरीक्षक मलेरिया ) कि टीम दुवारा गाँव के सभी विद्यालयों के बच्चो में डेंगू होम कार्ड वितरित किये गए.

Thanks

Naresh Lamba

President

Gram Vikas Association

 

REPO rules coming: Solar power to light up Delhi homes

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission is set to announce guidelines under which the city's power distribution companies will have to buy a certain percentage of power from renewable energy sources, particularly solar power.

New Delhi: The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), in the coming days, is set to announce guidelines under which the city's power distribution companies, or discoms, will have to buy a certain percentage of power from renewable energy sources, particularly solar power.

Gradually, the proportion of power from renewable sources to be purchased by the discoms will be scaled up under the guidelines called the Renewal Energy Purchase Obligation (REPO).

At present, it is optional for the companies to purchase renewable power, which is more costly. A unit of power generated through such sources costs roughly twice the price of power produced by traditional methods.

DERC chairperson P.D. Sudhakar hoped that once the REPO rules come into force, plants producing power from renewable sources in the city will become viable.

To start with, the companies are likely to be asked to purchase 2 to 3 per cent of their overall power requirement from such sources. In Delhi's case, this would mean that the companies will purchase around 100MW of renewable power.

with thanks : MSN : LINK : for detailed news.

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HC asks DERC to bring out notification on tariff hike

New Delhi, Jul 11 (PTI) The Delhi High Court today asked the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to notify the recent tariff hike for electricity consumption in the Capital.

A bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice Anil Kumar asked power regulator DERC to inform it about the power tariff notification within a week after publishing it.

DERC has recently announced a 26 percent hike in power tariff for all domestic consumers with effect from July 1.

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BJP moves to High Court against DERC for tariff hike

BJP Delhi Pradesh Executive Committee member Ravinder Yadav has filed a petition in the High Court against DERC for on-issuance of a tariff order for 34% tariff hike in respect of electricity consumption w.e.f. 1st July, 2012, for judicial scrutiny.

The petition further contends that the hike is against public interest and without justification and transparency. While hearing the petition for admission the High Court has issued notice to DERC returnable within one week. During the last week of June, DERC Chairman P.D. Sudhakar announced the price hike and reiterated that consumers have to pay the high rate w.e.f. 1st July, 2012.

BJP Delhi Pradesh President Shri Vijender Gupta also asked Delhi Govt. and DERC as to how they put effect of 34% tariff hike from 1st July and on which basis. He also said that all the three companies viz NDPL, BYPL and BRPL are conspirators and are in collusion with DERC and Delhi Govt. and are squeezing blood of the people of Delhi in the name of supply of electricity.

In fact they have betrayed with the people in Delhi and have created arbitrarily such situation in yesteryears which is nowhere in any Metro city in India. Gupta has further contended that when Audit Report of all the three companies for the year 2010-11 and 2011-12 have not been finalised, how Chief Minister of Delhi Sheila Dikshit has announced that the companies running in loss.The former DERC Chairman Virender Singh already disclosed last year that all the three companies have earned profit of Rs. 522 crores. This is a contradictory statement of both present and earlier DERC Chairman and truth must come to light with judicial intervention.

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