PIL in High Court for power tariff hike rollback
CUTTACK: A PIL has been filed by Berhampur-based Bharatiya Bikash Parishad in the Orissa High Court on Monday seeking quashing of Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) notification on power tariff hike.The new power tariff for the 2021-22 financial year has became effective from April 4. As per the OERC notification, there has been a rise of 30 paise per KWH/kVAh for all consumers other than those falling under the categories of BPL and irrigation. The prescribed hike amounts to a 5.60 per cent rise in overall retail supply tariff.
