Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission has decided to not increase the power tariff for any category of consumers in the state in view of the coronavirus pandemic.
The move comes as a relief to nearly 68 lakh power consumers in the state.
Also, for agro-industries, the HERC has created a new tariff category of such industries up to 20 kwh load.
Such units will be charged a concessional tariff of Rs. 4.75 per kwh. Earlier they were being charged a tariff of Rs. 7.05 per kwh. The total benefit that will accrue during 2020-21 is estimated to be Rs. 42.5 crore, as per the HERC tariff order issued by its chairman D S Dhesi and members Pravindra Singh Chauhan and Naresh Sardana, which is effective from June 1.
