Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission (JSERC) on Tuesday ordered revised retail rates of power supply from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) for 2019-20, effective from June 1.
While energy charges per unit have been reduced in most cases, the fixed monthly charges have been hiked to absorb the net revenue gap of Rs 293.87 crore till 2019-20, as claimed by the DVC, if the existing rates were to continue. So broadly, after this revision, whether a consumer pays more than before would depend on the number of units he consumes.
For domestic consumers and commercial units using low-tension power supply in both urban and rural areas, existing rates between Rs 4.20 and Rs 4.60 per unit would now be between Rs 4.20 and Rs 4.25 per unit. Existing fixed charges between Rs 43 and Rs 190 per connection per month have been upwardly revised between Rs 75 and Rs 150 per connection per month.
