Industrial and Commercial Consumers to Pay for Solar Pumps for Farmers in Maharashtra
Maharashtra state government has imposed electricity surcharge of 10 Paise (~$0.0014)/kWh for these consumer groups
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Industrial and commercial consumers of electricity will help realize the installation of solar pumps across Maharashtra. The State government has imposed an electricity surcharge of 10 paise (~$0.0014)/kWh on industrial and commercial consumers to finance its scheme to provide 25,000 solar pumps to farmers, a Press Trust of India (PTI) report quoted a government official as saying.
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