Delhi: Finances hit by Covid, discom unhappy with no hike in power tariff

Tata Power, which has over 18 lakh consumers in Delhi, Saturday questioned the DERC’s decision to keep power tariff unchanged, saying “financial challenges” being faced by the discoms has put uninterrupted supply of power in the city at “grave risk”. BSES, which has a consumer base of over 43 lakh, did not comment.

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairman Justice (retd) S S Chauhan said the discoms should guard against passing “off hand remarks” and wait for the tariff order to come out officially. “Tata is in a good condition, their credit ratings are very good, and they have been the best performers,” he said.

Citing Covid-19, DERC announced its decision to stick to the prevailing power tariffs for at least one more year.