VIJAYAWADA: The State government has decided to give time to consumers to pay their electricity bills of May until June 30, an extension of 45 days, without any penalty or disconnection of service, Energy Secretary Nagulapalli Srikant said.
Reiterating that the power bills were not inflated, the department has also decided to write letters to 1.45 crore electricity consumers in the State explaining the situation, besides carrying out random bill checks to clear the apprehensions among people.