Citing the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in poll-bound Gujarat, the state-run Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL) has deferred a possible rise in fuel surcharge for electricity consumers in the state and have directed state power distribution companies to continue with old fuel surcharge “till further communication.”
GUVNL has already hiked the fuel surcharge or Fuel and Power Purchase Price Adjustment Charges (FPPPA) five times this year for all categories of electricity consumers in Gujarat, except for agricultural uses. The last such hike—that forced consumers to shell out more for electricity usage—was in July and a decision on increasing FPPPA further is still pending with the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC).
