Good News: Power Tariff to Remain Unchanged for 2022-23 FY in Odisha, Consumers to Get Several Concessions

Bhubaneswar: Here is some good news for the electricity consumers in Odisha. The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) today announced that the power tariff will remain unchanged for financial year 2022-23.

The retail supply tariff for Odisha has remained unchanged for FY 2022- 23, the OERC said while giving several concessions to the different categories of consumers.

The rural LT (low transmission) domestic consumers who draw their power through correct meter and pay the bill in time will get rebate of 10 paise per unit in addition to existing rebate for prompt payment.

The Mega Lift consumers (who are using electricity for irrigation purpose and not covered under irrigation pumping and agriculture category of the Regulation) connected either to HT or EHT system will be treated as GP consumers and shall not pay any demand charges and shall get an additional rebate of Rs 2 per unit (kVAh) on the respective energy charges, the Commission announced.

It further said that 3% rebate over and above normal rebate will be given on the bill to the LT domestic and single phase general purpose category of consumers only over and above all the rebates who pay the bill through digital mode. This rebate shall be applicable on the current month bill, if paid in full.

Charging of electric vehicle through public charging system/station will be covered under General Purpose (GP) category and single part tariff of Rs.5.50 per unit shall be applicable. The charging unit established by group housing society through a separate connection shall also be treated as public charging system/station, it added.

LT Industrial (S) Supply consumers will avail a rebate of 10 paisa per unit for all the units consumed if their monthly operating load factor is more than 60%.

The consumers of any category can get a Green Consumer Certification by DISCOMs, if 100% of their power requirement is met from renewable sources by DISCOMs. The consumer has to pay additional 50 pulse per unit as premium over and above the normal rate of energy charges. This facility shall be in force for one year from March 24, 2022.

The consumer has to apply the concerned MSCOM in advance for this purpose. This facility shall not be available to the consumers having Captive Generating Plants (CGPs), the Commission added.