No power tariff hike in Haryana
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.
