In view of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has announced relief from fixed charges on electricity being levied upon industries and commercial units.
The fixed charge as per the commission has been reduced by 50 per cent for the unutilized capacity of these consumers for this period of April 2020 and May 2020. The DERC in its order on Monday said, “The Commission observed that during the lockdown period till May 30, majority of non-domestic and industrial consumers did not use their system to the contracted capacity. However, the fixed charges at the applicable rate have been billed to them based on the billing demand as per DERC (Supply Code and Performance Standards) Regulations, 2017”
