Odisha govt hikes electricity tariff by 5.60%
BHUBANESWAR, ELECTRICITY : The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Saturday approved the Annual Revenue Requirement and Tariff Order for the financial year 2021-22 and the new tariff will be effective from April 4.
As per the letter issued by the OERC, there has been a minimal rise of 30 paise per KWH/kVAh in energy charge for the category of consumer other than BPL, irrigation. The prescribed hike amounts to a 5.60% rise in overall retail supply tariff.
“Now the tariff will be ₹3 per unit for the first 50 units, ₹4.80 per unit for consumption above 50 units up to 200 units, if consumers use the electricity between 200 to 400 units, they will have to pay ₹5.80 per unit, on the consumption of more then 400 units, they will have to pay ₹6.20 per unit,” it said.
