Assam Electricity
Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission approves hike in tariff by 8pct in Assam from Apr 1
Guwahati: Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) has approved a hike in tariffs in Assam by 8 percent with effect from 1 Apr, 2022.
The tariff has been passed by the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) following the petition filed by the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL).
In a press release issued by AERC said that, the Commission has approved the cumulative revenue gap of Rs 946 crore against the claim of Rs 2189 crore by APDCL for FY 2022-23.
"While considering the revenue gap, the Commission has allowed only the prudent costs permitted by the Regulations. To ease the burden on the consumers, the Government of Assam has committed to provide an amount of Rs 400 crore as Power Purchase Subsidy to APDCL in FY 2022-23. After consideration of the subsidy of Rs 400 crore the net gap required to be recovered through Tariff for FY 2022-23 works out to Rs 546 crore. The Average Cost of Supply (ACoS) for FY 2022-23 works out to Rs 8.14 per kWh, as against APDCL’s proposal of Rs. 9.25 per kWh. There is an overall increase of around 8% in the tariff for FY 2022-23 over tariff for FY 2021-22 which translates to average increase of Rs 0.59 per unit," said in the AERC press release.
The AERC also stated that, the revised category-wise tariffs applicable for APDCL for FY 2022-23 with effect from Apr 1, 2022.
"The energy charges have been increased by 25 paise to 50 paise and fixed charges have been increased by Rs 10 to Rs 50/kW across different consumer categories to recover the revenue gap of Rs 546 crore. The Commission has allowed 20% rebate on total energy charge to the Oxygen manufacturing plants for their continued contribution by supplying Oxygen during Covid period. The Commission has also decided to categorise Charitable Organisations involved in eradicating hunger specially for children under educational institutions, i.e., General Purpose and HT Bulk Supply. The consumption limit for Jeevan Dhara category has been increased from existing 1 unit per day to 1.5 unit per day, i.e., 30 units per month to 45 units per month," the AERC stated in the release.
(Reporting by Hemanta Kumar Nath)
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