VIJAYAWADA: There is no power tariff hike for domestic consumers for the consumption of below 500 units for 2020-21 fiscal, but those who consume above 500 units have to shell out more. There is a hike of 90 paise per unit over and above 500 units in all the categories. The increase in the tariff will only affect 1.35 lakh of the 1.45 crore domestic consumers.
Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Authority (APERC) chairman CV Nagarjuna Reddy, announcing the new power tariffs in Hyderabad on Monday, said for consumption of above 500 units, the tariff has been fixed at Rs 9.95 per unit from the existing Rs 9.05 per unit.
