Chandigarh, June 8: There will be no power tariff hike in Haryana, a decision which will provide some relief to over 67.98 lakh electricity consumers in the state.
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), in its order on annual revenue requirement (ARR) of the power discoms, has, however, provided relief to agro industry effecting nearly Rs 2 per unit reduction in power tariff.
The order, issued by Deepinder Singh Dhesi, Chairman, and Pravindra Singh Chauhan and Naresh Sardana, members, will be effective from June 1.
For domestic consumers, the lowest tariff will be Rs 2.70 per unit for consumers consuming up to 50 units. The tariff for 51-150 units will be Rs 4.50 per unit while the power tariff for 151-250 units will be Rs 5.25. For 251-500 units it will be Rs 6 30 per unit. The highest tariff for domestic consumers will be Rs 7.10 per unit for consumers in the range of 501-800.
The power consumers consuming power above 800 units will also be charged at Rs 7.10 per unit as per order.
The power tariff for industrial sector ranged from Rs 6.35 to Rs 6.95 per unit depending on consumption and category.
To give a boost to the agro industry, a special category has been created under which power consumption up to 20 KW will be charged at Rs 4.75 as against current tariff of Rs 6.65 per unit.
The agriculture sector consumers will continue to pay 10 paise per unit for running their tubewells.
However, the above tariff will not include municipal charges, fixed charges and FSA.
Power tariff (domestic)
Units Tariff/unit
0-50 units Rs 2.70
51-150 Rs 4.50
151-250 Rs 5.25
251-500 Rs 6.30
Over 500 Rs 7.10
Agro industry
up to 20 KW Rs 4.75
