INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Hyderabad: A power tariff walking is likely to come into impact in Telangana from June
Power tariffs were last revised in the state in April 2015
The state's two power distribution companies, the TSSPDCL and TSNPDCL, are preparing to submit aggregate income requirements or ARRs and
tariff revision proposals to state electricity regulative commission (TSERC) by this month-end
Though discoms are looking for a tariff revision for the last 3 years, the federal government kept the proposals on hold in view of the
series of elections in the state given that 2018
Without any tariff revision for the last six years, the discoms' losses have actually installed to almost Rs 35,000 crore and this is likely
to touch Rs 50,000 crore by the end of the fiscal 2021-22
All the elections in Telangana will be over on April 30 and there will be no voting in normal course till the 2023 December assembly
polls.Neighbouring Andhra Pradesh had actually hiked power charges in April 2020
The TS discoms filed the last ARRs for 2018-19 without proposing any tariff modification
Typically, the discoms are mandated to file ARRs by November-end every fiscal to repair power tariffs for subsequent financial
However the state federal government did not give its nod for a power tariff hike
Official sources in the energy department stated, We have prepared ARRs and sought the state government's approval
We anticipate to get the government's approval in a week
We plan to file ARRs on April 30
When inquired about the quantum of walking proposed for power charges, the sources declined to divulge details but said a power tariff hike
is imminent for all categories.Sources said the state government keeping tariff walking proposals on hold all these years due to elections
itself was an indicator that it had no objection to authorizing tariff hike now
