Delhi announces new power tariff, rates unchanged but bill may go up

Power regulator DERC Thursday announced new tariff for Delhi but did not raise the rates, saying it did not see any “good reasons” to do so.

However, the power bill for consumers may increase marginally from October 1 as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has increased the pension surcharge from 5 per cent to 7 per cent.

“After considering all the relevant factors, the Commission has come to the conclusion that there are no good reasons to make any increase in the existing tariff structure,” the DERC said in a statement.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said in a tweet there was no revision in Delhi consumers’ bill for the 7th year in a row.