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Delhi Power Firms Ask Regulator To Allow Tariff Hike: Report
Discoms in Delhi have sought a cost-reflective tariff for the current financial year through aggregate revenue requirement and true-up petitions to power regulator DERC, sources in the distribution companies said.
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Kerala Hikes Power Charges For The First Time In 3 Years
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission on Saturday announced a 6.6 per cent hike in power tariffs in the state.
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India’s Power Grid Faces Increased Supply Demand Amid Hybrid Work Model, Harsh Heatwave
India is witnessing increased power demand patterns amid a heatwave and the country's worst blackouts in years. India has traditionally seen peak demand late in the evening when people head back home. However, it has now shifted to mid-afternoon when temperatures are hottest, government data shows, driven by record residential daytime use.
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Announcement Of Delhi Power Tariff Order For 2021-22 Delayed By Over 3 Months
Announcement of electricity tariff order in Delhi for 2021-22 have been delayed by over three months even as the discoms in the city have raised a demand with power regulator DERC for a hike in the rates in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Case Against AAP's Bhagwant Mann After Chandigarh Power Tariff Protest
AAP's Punjab unit chief Bhagwant Mann and some party legislators from the state have been named in a police complaint where they have been accused of rioting, assault and obstructing police from performing their duties during a protest in Chandigarh against power tariff hike, a police official said on Sunday.
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No Electricity Tariff Hike In Delhi For 5 Years, Tweets Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said there has been no hike in electricity tariffs in the national capital for the fifth consecutive year after power regulator DERC announced a significant reduction in fixed charges.
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Notice To Adani Electricity Over Reports Of Inflated Power Bill
Taking cognisance of the media reports about the consumers complaints on sudden tariff hikes in the city, state electricity regulator MERC has slapped a notice to Adani Electricity.
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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Question Hour Disrupted For Second Consecutive Day
For the second consecutive day, the Question Hour was derailed in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly amid strident criticism by the opposition Samajwadi Party of the recent power tariff hike in the state.
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Delhi Hikes 'Fixed Charge' For High Electricity Users
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) today hiked a fixed-charge component of power tariff for users whose consumption is high, while maintaining usage charges will remain the same
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Coal Utilities Seek State Funds Or Tariff Hike To Reduce Emissions
Thermal power companies account for 80 per cent of all industrial emissions of particulate matter, sulphur and nitrous oxides.
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Tata, Adani Can't Raise Power Tariff In 5 States, Says Supreme Court
Tata Power and Adani Power cannot charge consumers more in the five states they supply power to, the Supreme Court ruled today, setting aside an order for compensatory tariff to the companies. This means in Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, there will be no hike in electricity bills.
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Discoms To Benefit From UDAY In Near To Medium Term: ICRA
The Centre's flagship Uday scheme will benefit power distribution companies significantly in the near to medium-term, but strict focus on improving efficiency, timeliness and tariff hike adequacy will be critical for their financial turnaround in the long-run, says an ICRA report.
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Coal India Price Hike To Push Tariff By 8-10%: Tata Power
Power tariff in India is likely to increase by 8-10 per cent after Coal India decided to hike the commodity's prices, Tata Power CEO and managing director Anil Sardana has said.
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No Hike In Power Tariff Due To Doubling Of Coal Cess: Piyush Goyal
The budgetary proposal to double the cess on coal to Rs 400 per tonne will not lead to hike in power tariffs as discoms will benefit a lot from UDAY scheme, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said.
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Sufficient Timely Tariff Hike Must for Discom Health: Fitch
According to Fitch, India's power generators continue to face low and declining capacity utilisation, mainly because financially-stressed distribution companies (discoms) are unable to purchase power.
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Delhi Power Firms Ask Regulator To Allow Tariff Hike: Report
Discoms in Delhi have sought a cost-reflective tariff for the current financial year through aggregate revenue requirement and true-up petitions to power regulator DERC, sources in the distribution companies said.
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Kerala Hikes Power Charges For The First Time In 3 Years
The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission on Saturday announced a 6.6 per cent hike in power tariffs in the state.
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India’s Power Grid Faces Increased Supply Demand Amid Hybrid Work Model, Harsh Heatwave
India is witnessing increased power demand patterns amid a heatwave and the country's worst blackouts in years. India has traditionally seen peak demand late in the evening when people head back home. However, it has now shifted to mid-afternoon when temperatures are hottest, government data shows, driven by record residential daytime use.
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Announcement Of Delhi Power Tariff Order For 2021-22 Delayed By Over 3 Months
Announcement of electricity tariff order in Delhi for 2021-22 have been delayed by over three months even as the discoms in the city have raised a demand with power regulator DERC for a hike in the rates in view of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Case Against AAP's Bhagwant Mann After Chandigarh Power Tariff Protest
AAP's Punjab unit chief Bhagwant Mann and some party legislators from the state have been named in a police complaint where they have been accused of rioting, assault and obstructing police from performing their duties during a protest in Chandigarh against power tariff hike, a police official said on Sunday.
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No Electricity Tariff Hike In Delhi For 5 Years, Tweets Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said there has been no hike in electricity tariffs in the national capital for the fifth consecutive year after power regulator DERC announced a significant reduction in fixed charges.
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Notice To Adani Electricity Over Reports Of Inflated Power Bill
Taking cognisance of the media reports about the consumers complaints on sudden tariff hikes in the city, state electricity regulator MERC has slapped a notice to Adani Electricity.
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Uttar Pradesh Assembly Question Hour Disrupted For Second Consecutive Day
For the second consecutive day, the Question Hour was derailed in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly amid strident criticism by the opposition Samajwadi Party of the recent power tariff hike in the state.
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Delhi Hikes 'Fixed Charge' For High Electricity Users
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) today hiked a fixed-charge component of power tariff for users whose consumption is high, while maintaining usage charges will remain the same
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Coal Utilities Seek State Funds Or Tariff Hike To Reduce Emissions
Thermal power companies account for 80 per cent of all industrial emissions of particulate matter, sulphur and nitrous oxides.
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Tata, Adani Can't Raise Power Tariff In 5 States, Says Supreme Court
Tata Power and Adani Power cannot charge consumers more in the five states they supply power to, the Supreme Court ruled today, setting aside an order for compensatory tariff to the companies. This means in Gujarat, Haryana, Punjab, Maharashtra and Rajasthan, there will be no hike in electricity bills.
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Discoms To Benefit From UDAY In Near To Medium Term: ICRA
The Centre's flagship Uday scheme will benefit power distribution companies significantly in the near to medium-term, but strict focus on improving efficiency, timeliness and tariff hike adequacy will be critical for their financial turnaround in the long-run, says an ICRA report.
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Coal India Price Hike To Push Tariff By 8-10%: Tata Power
Power tariff in India is likely to increase by 8-10 per cent after Coal India decided to hike the commodity's prices, Tata Power CEO and managing director Anil Sardana has said.
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No Hike In Power Tariff Due To Doubling Of Coal Cess: Piyush Goyal
The budgetary proposal to double the cess on coal to Rs 400 per tonne will not lead to hike in power tariffs as discoms will benefit a lot from UDAY scheme, Power Minister Piyush Goyal said.
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Sufficient Timely Tariff Hike Must for Discom Health: Fitch
According to Fitch, India's power generators continue to face low and declining capacity utilisation, mainly because financially-stressed distribution companies (discoms) are unable to purchase power.
