CHANDIGARH: Putting its foot down, the UT electricity division has decided to include the deficit of over Rs 208 crore within the tariff petition for the following monetary 12 months. The plea was turned down through the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the current fiscal.
To recover the amount, the dept should make stronger the prevailing tariff through a minimum of five% in numerous slabs of domestic and commercial categories. The division is within the technique of getting ready the tariff petition for the following monetary 12 months. There are 2.15 lakh electricity consumers in Chandigarh, of whom 1.75 lakh fall within the domestic class.
The commission, within the tariff order of 2014-15, had accorded approval to the earnings hole of Rs 208 crore and in anticipation of improving the amount, the dept incurred expenditure of Rs 230 crore from the consolidated fund. However, in tariff order for the current monetary 12 months, thecommission refused to approve the expenditure and directed the dept to get finances from the federal government to satisfy the space. Subsequently, the dept moved a evaluation petition earlier than the commission, which was also turned down.
The division communicated to the commission that the federal government would now not providefundstoovercome thedeficit and reiterated its stand to recover the amount from the consumers. Avoiding monetary burden on the consumers through improving the deficit in one move, the dept has readied a plan to cross it on them in a phased means.
UT superintending engineer MP Singh said they have no different option however to recover the deficit from the consumers. "We communicated our stand to the commission and are hopeful of a favourable response," he said, adding that they'd put their case earlier than the appellate authority, if the commission failed to resolve the problem.
To recover the amount, the dept should make stronger the prevailing tariff through a minimum of five% in numerous slabs of domestic and commercial categories. The division is within the technique of getting ready the tariff petition for the following monetary 12 months. There are 2.15 lakh electricity consumers in Chandigarh, of whom 1.75 lakh fall within the domestic class.
The commission, within the tariff order of 2014-15, had accorded approval to the earnings hole of Rs 208 crore and in anticipation of improving the amount, the dept incurred expenditure of Rs 230 crore from the consolidated fund. However, in tariff order for the current monetary 12 months, thecommission refused to approve the expenditure and directed the dept to get finances from the federal government to satisfy the space. Subsequently, the dept moved a evaluation petition earlier than the commission, which was also turned down.
The division communicated to the commission that the federal government would now not providefundstoovercome thedeficit and reiterated its stand to recover the amount from the consumers. Avoiding monetary burden on the consumers through improving the deficit in one move, the dept has readied a plan to cross it on them in a phased means.
UT superintending engineer MP Singh said they have no different option however to recover the deficit from the consumers. "We communicated our stand to the commission and are hopeful of a favourable response," he said, adding that they'd put their case earlier than the appellate authority, if the commission failed to resolve the problem.
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November 28, 2017
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