Power Bill Slash for More Power

• Big Cut-Small Saving for Domestic Consumers
• Power Cess (Amendment) Bill Passed By Voice Vote in Vidhan Sabha

Raipur. Poised for polls in November this year the Chhattisgarh government has gone pro-public by foregoing a general amount as cess on electric bills. Last year the price hike was sizeable.
The Power Cess (Amendment) Bill introduced by State Government during Monsoon Session of Vidhan Sabha was passed with voice votes. With enactment of this amendment bill, the domestic consumers of state will be save a small amount on their monthly electricity bills. Though savings for big consumers will be reasonable.
According to officials concerned, as per the current electricity tariffs, domestic consumers are charged as per slab i.e., 14 per cent on consumption up to 100 units, 15 per cent on consumption of 101-200 units and 23 per cent on consumption of more than 200 units. With effect of amendment bill, these tariff charges will be reduced to a flat 8 per cent.
Since Electricity Act 2003 came into effect, the electricity tariffs are decided by Chhattisgarh Power Regulatory Commission every year. Between year 2005 and 2013, the electricity tariffs in Chhattisgarh have been revised seven times. At present, Power Production Company pays duty of Rs 0.02 per unit to Power Distribution Company. But after the amendment bill, Production Company will save about Rs 47 crore per year and the revenue requirement of Power Distribution Company will decrease by Rs 47 crores. Subsequently, the consumers will be able to avail power-supply at much lower cost. After the Bill and the rebates provided on electricity duty, the annual expenditures of Power Production Company will go down by Rs 282 crore per year. Moreover, the production cost of electricity will also decrease 1.5 paise per unit. Hence, the electricity tariffs for the consumers will also roll back.  Chhattisgarh is the first and the only state of the country to supply electricity for 24x7 to its household, agro and industrial consumers.
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Slab         Current New           Saving
100     239.80      235.60           4.20
200     513.80      504.00           9.30
300     1110.10    1083.80        26.30
400     1496.40    1453.60        42.80
500     1882.70    1823.40        59.30
600     2269.00    2193.20        75.80
700     2921.00    2815.20      105.80
800     3573.00    3437.20      135.80
900     4225.00    4059.20      165.80
1000     4877.00    4681.20      195.80
1500     9487.00    9141.20      345.80 -

Breather for CG Industries

The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission (CSERC) Friday evening released the tariff plan for different power companies for the financial year 2013-14. The order would be effective till March 31, 2014 or the next order of the state government. “Since after the regularization and adjustment of annual revenue, it is seen that the power company does not require additional fund and hence there is no hike in the existing power tariff in the state,” P N Singh, commission secretary, said. The commission had recommended steep hike in the power tariff last year. Last year, the hike was between 16% and 46%. While the domestic consumers had to pay more, the power price went up for all classes of industry. The state goes to the polls in November this year. The state government had decided not to hike the power tariff this year and arm the opposition with an issue just before the elections. “A further hike in the tariff would have forced 50% (small and medium) industries in Chhattisgarh to close down the unit,” Chhattisgarh Sponge Iron Manufacturing Association President Anil Nachrani said.