New tariff categorisation to help users, Andhra discoms

VIJAYAWADA: The new grouping of consumers set to be rolled out by state power distribution companies (Discoms)—based on current month’s consumption and dispensing the older system that was based on previous year’s consumption—is not only expected to benefit domestic consumers at large, but also help the debt-ridden power utilities in plugging gaps in its delivery system. About 1.43 crore domestic consumers could enjoy the benefits, depending on their consumption, as their tariff will be solely based on the power they use in the present as opposed to the previous system of being billed based on the past usage.