VIJAYAWADA: Once again clarifying that the power bills were not inflated, Energy Secretary Nagulapalli Srikant has said he asked the power distribution companies (discoms) to make available ledgers of all the 1.45 crore consumers for the last two years to clear the apprehensions regarding the bills. He added that any claim of excess billing was not true and that the discoms charged as per the norms.
Speaking to the media here on Tuesday, the Secretary reiterated that not a penny was charged extra and that if there were any errors, which wouldn’t be the case in most cases, consumers can call 1912 for clarity. “We have asked the discoms to put all the ledgers pertaining to the last 24 hours online. Consumers can check their power consumption and compare it with last year’s consumption. They can check if the bills are commensurately charged or not. The ledgers should be available on discoms website in a day or two,” he explained.
