NEW DELHI: In a decision that will bring relief to nearly 15 lakh power consumers in the capital, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has slashed fixed charges by 50% on unutilised capacity for April-May 2020 period for industrial and non-domestic users.
In an order issued on Monday, the DERC reduced fixed charges from Rs 250/ kVA per month to Rs 125/kVA per month for the unutilised capacity during the complete lockdown period of April 2020 and May 2020 to avoid hardships to non-domestic/commercial and industrial consumers.
DERC also considered the demand of industry associations and non-domestic consumers. The total unutilised capacity during this period was 80% out of which 84% pertained to non-domestic consumers and 75% for industrial consumers.
Delhi’s power minister Satyendar Jain said, “This will be a huge relief for the non-domestic and commercial users. The expected impact of the said waiver is around Rs 160 crore. This will benefit around 44,000 industrial consumers and around 10 lakh non-domestic/commercial consumers.”
