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Users oppose GESCOM’s power tariff revision proposal
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It wants to hike tariff by ₹1.56 a unit for all category of consumers
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It wants to hike tariff by ₹1.56 a unit for all category of consumers
A proposal by THE Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) for increasing power tariff by 156 paisa a unit for all category of consumers was strongly opposed.
In a consultative meeting of power users convened by KERC at the district administrative complex here on Thursday, almost all consumers appealed to KERC to reject the proposal.
In his presentation on the tariff revision proposal, Rahul Pandve, Managing Director of GESCOM, put the projected revenue deficit of ₹1,196.89 crore, which included the pending deficit of ₹982.29 crore and the projected deficit of ₹214.60 crore for 2021-22, and appealed to the commission to allow the hike .
Shambhu Dayal Meena, chairperson, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, chairing a public hearing in Mangaluru on Friday.
However, the KERC decided to conduct an independent study through a consultant to decide about Mescom’s demand.
At a public hearing held by KERC at the deputy commissioner’s office in Mangaluru on Friday, the Mescom officials said the company will have to hike tariff by Rs 1.67 per unit to plug the revenue gap of Rs 943 crore projected for the year 2021-22.
The company has presented before the commission that the steep increase in power purchase cost has forced it to propose a hike in tariff. However, the majority of organizations, including Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) and consumers objected to the company’s demand. Mescom has a 24.88 lakh consumer base in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi, Shivamogga and Chikkamagaluru and it expects to sell 5,658 million units of power in 2021-22.