Consumers oppose DVC and JBVNL tariff hike proposal

Consumers have vehemently opposed proposals to hike tariff by the two distribution companies, Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and Jharkhand Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited (JBVNL), that supply power in the state.

The consumers registered their objections against the proposals by the discoms during the virtual public hearing organised by the Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC).

While the hearing on the DVC’s proposal was held on Monday and Tuesday, the hearing on the JBVNL’s plan began on Thursday.

DVC supplies power to consumers in seven Jharkhand districts — Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Koderma and Chatra — while JBVNL supplies to the rest of the state.