Consumers complain of spike in bills, GUVNL officials say they’re ‘cumulative’

With Covid-19 lockdown curbs now eased, the Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has restarted its activity of reading consumer meters, which was suspended during the lockdown. However, several consumers have raised complaints of being over-billed. GUVNL maintains that the higher amounts are because of cumulative meter readings.

Residents in Vadodara’s Chhani area staged a protest last week, while many others took to social media to point out the amount as being “spiked”. A resident from the group of people who protested in Vadodara last week, said, “The amount in the first bill was much higher than usual for those months (in previous years).