The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has taken to the streets of the national capital, protesting against the steep six per cent hike in power tariff.
The BJP has urged the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to stop power companies from raising tariff.
A hike in power tariff was recently announced by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), citing a power purchase burden. The Delhi government asked the body to review the hike as it puts additional burden on consumers.
The DERC announced the hike as it restored a surcharge to compensate the private electricity distribution companies for rise in power purchase cost.
DERC chairman P D Sudhakar had said that the Power Purchase Adjustment Cost (PPAC) surcharge had been restored following a directive from the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL).
He said the surcharge would be to the tune of six per cent for consumers of BSES Yamuna Power Ltd and BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd while it will be four 4 per cent for those getting power supply from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd.
The consumers in the New Delhi Municipal Corporation (NDMC) areas will have to pay 5 per cent surcharge.
Delhi's Power Minister Satyendar Jain said the government will ask DERC to review the order. Mr Sudhakar said the surcharge will be for last two quarters as well as the current quarter.
In an order on May 28, the APTEL had asked the DERC to pass on Power Purchase Adjustment Cost (PPAC) for two quarters (from October 2014 to March 2015) to the private power distribution companies within three weeks.
(With PTI Inputs)
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