Tariff revision seen imminent for CESC Kolkata discom

With the conclusion of the assembly elections in West Bengal, analysts feel that power tariffs for CESC electricity consumers in Kolkata will now increase. CESC supplies electricity in its distribution circle in Kolkata at `7.31/unit, and the rate has been stagnant for the last three years due to the absence of any tariff revision.

“With the overhang of West Bengal elections now over, we expect the West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission to expedite the issuance of tariff order for CESC’s Kolkata discom, which has been pending for the past three years,” analysts at ICICI Securities noted.