Chandigarh: Pay more for power from Aug 1, average hike of 9.40% in tariff
Dushyant Singh Pundir
Chandigarh, July 25
Now residents will have to pay more for power in Chandigarh.
On a petition submitted by the UT Electricity Department, the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has revised the fixed and power tariff rates in different domestic and commercial categories for the financial year 2024-25. However, the revised tariff will be applicable from August 1.
On an average, the commission has approved an increase of 9.40% in the power tariff. The Electricity Department had proposed an average increase of nearly 19.44% in the existing power tariff of all categories.
According to the order, in the domestic category, the JERC approved a hike of fixed charge from Rs 15 to 30 per month.
In the slab of 0-150 kWh (unit), the tariff per unit will continue to remain Rs 2.75. But in the slab of 151-400 kWh per month, the tariff will increase from Rs 4.25 per unit to Rs 4.80 per unit.
Above 400 kWh per month, the tariff approved is from Rs 4.65 per kWh to Rs 5.40 per unit. In the HT domestic category, the tariff will increase from Rs 4.30 per unit to Rs 4.90 per unit.
For commercial and non-residential building category, the major tariff change is in the slab above 400 kWh per month where the tariff has been approved from Rs 5 per unit to Rs 5.90 per unit. As per the proposal put up by UT, in the domestic category, the department had proposed a hike in fixed charge from Rs 15 per month to Rs 40 per month.
The department had proposed a hike from Rs 4.25 to Rs 4.90 per unit in the slab of 151-400 units and an increase from Rs 4.65 to Rs 5.50 in the slab 401 units and above. In the domestic high tension category, hike from Rs 4.30 to Rs 5 per unit was proposed.
Domestic category
According to the order, in the domestic category, the JERC approved a hike in fixed charge from Rs 15 to 30 per month. In the slab of 0-150 kWh (unit), the tariff per unit will continue to remain Rs 2.75. But in the slab of 151-400 kWh per month, the tariff will increase from Rs 4.25 per unit to Rs 4.80 per unit.
