Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission hikes power tariff by 4.4percent
The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission in its power tariff order for 2015-16 has hiked the overall tariff by 4.42 per cent, while sparing 80 lakh domestic consumers consuming up to 200 units per month. In its tariff order announced today, the commission announced that while the overall hike works out to 4.42 per cent, the average increase in tariff works out to 1.3 per cent for the entire domestic category. Ismail Ali Khan, Chairman of Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission, in its maiden order after the new State has been created, said that the Telangana Government has agreed to provide a subsidy of Rs. 4,227 crore resulting in additional revenue of Rs. 816 crore from new tariff.In the tariff order, the regulator .....