APERC finds no fault in power billing, links higher tariff to usage

VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) has clarified that it found no defect in the billing procedure followed by the power distribution companies (Discoms) to generate bills for the lockdown months and that higher rates were a result of increased consumption.

The commission, which examined the bills submitted by a few complainants, however, noted that there was a chance that consumer might have fallen in a higher slab if meter reading was taken for more than 30 days. But, it immediately explained that the bill would be only marginally higher, but not as inflated as being alleged.