Bhubaneswar: In a major announcement which would bring cheers to the people, the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has reduced the retail supply tariff in the domestic category.
As per the decision of the OERC, the retail supply tariff in domestic category has been slashed by 10 paise in each slab.
The retail supply tariff of all other categories has not been revised, the OERC announced.
The retail supply tariff of all other categories has not been revised. The tariff of those categories has remained constant for three years including the ensuing year for FY 2024-25.
The fixed monthly charge for BPL consumers has been reduced from Rs.80 to Rs.70 per month.
The consumers who will opt for E-bill shall get a rebate of Rs.10 per bill. The premium of Green Energy tariff has been reduced from 25 paise per unit to 20 paise per unit.
The EV charging tariff has been reduced Rs.5.50 per unit to Rs.5.00 per unit.
The consumers with pre-paid meters shall get 4% rebate on pre-paid amount and the LT domestic and single-phase general-purpose consumers shall continue to get 4% digital payment rebate. The cold storage tariff had been reduced by Rs.1.60 per unit from Rs.4.60 per unit to Rs.3.00 per unit.
Mega lift point consumers shall get a rebate of Rs.2.00/- per unit and after that they shall get reduced tariff of Rs.3.80 per unit. No demand charge shall be levied.
Rural LT domestic consumers shall get a rebate 10 paise per unit if the bill is paid by due date, the OERC said.
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