State power tariff hiked by 30 paise a unit
The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Saturday increased the power tariff by 30 paise per unit for the fiscal 2021-22. The hike in power tariff will come into effect from April 4, 2021.
The OERC approved the Annual Revenue Requirements and Tariffs of different power utilities (Discoms).
The commission passed orders on retail supply tariff of Discoms, bulk supply, price of GRIDCO, transmission tariff of OPTCL, generation tariffs of OHPC and OPGC and SLDC charges for the year 2021-22.
As per the order, the tariff of BPL and irrigation consumers would remain unchanged and there would be no change in monthly minimum fixed charge, demand change and meter rent.
