Consumer Power Tariffs to be Hiked Automatically When DISCOM Power Purchase Costs Rise
State governments can subsidize consumer tariff by advance payments to DISCOMs
November 12, 2021
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The Ministry of Power (MoP) has notified Electricity (Timely Recovery of Costs due to Change in Law) Rules, 2021, and asked states to allow distribution companies (DISCOMs) to pass on the increase in power purchase costs to power tariffs that regulatory commissions could evaluate.