Maken says power tariff in city highest, Singh rejects claims

Former president of Delhi Congress Ajay Maken said the national Capital has the highest electricity rates per unit in the country but the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government has projected that it is cheapest as compare to other States. Maken said the rate of electricity per unit in Delhi was 7.36 paise in 2013-14 which has reached 8.45 paise per unit by 2019.

“The AAP Government has given Rs 8,532.64 crore subsidy to private power distribution companies in the last six years. Interestingly, the same party in order to upgrade and augment its transmission capacity had promised in its manifesto to give subsidy to Delhi Transco instead of power discoms,” he said.