CESU drive on as opposition parties in Odisha demand rollback

BHUBANESWAR: As the Central Electricity Supply Utility (CESU) is determined to go ahead with its decision to disconnect power supply to defaulting consumers from January 16, the opposition BJP and Congress on Tuesday urged the State Government to direct the utility to rescind the order.

In a statement today, CESU said that, it will target defaulting commercial consumers in the first phase. High value domestic consumers who have the capacity to pay but are not paying wilfully despite having huge outstanding will be next target. Those who pay income tax but don;t pay power bill will be on its radar. In the third phase of disconnection, all other consumers will be covered.