22.6 lakh get zero power bill: Minister

Himachal is providing 125 units of free electricity to consumers and about 14.60 lakh of about 22.60 lakh consumers received zero bill in August, said Power Minister Sukh Ram Chaudhary.

Interacting with mediapersons here today, he said the consumers had also been exempted from fixed charges and Himachal had set a target of producing 10,000 MW of additional electricity by 2030.