Covid-19: DERC reduces fixed power charges for non-domestic users
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Monday decided to reduce the fixed charges on unutilised capacity for April-May 2020 period for Industrial and non-domestic (commercial, etc) consumers.
In order to avoid hardships due to Covid-19 pandemic to such consumers, the fixed charges for the unutilised capacity (contract demand – maximum demand) during April 2020 and May 2020 for eligible Industrial and non-domestic (commercial, etc) consumers may be billed at reduced rate against the existing rate of Rs 250/kVA/month.
According to DERC, for electricity bill pertaining to consumption related to April 2020 and May 2020, the eligible industrial and non-domestic consumers whose monthly maximum demand is less than the contract demand/sanctioned load, the billing demand for computation of fixed charges shall be split into two parts as follows:
