Power Bills

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that under the Delhi Solar Policy 2024, people installing rooftop solar panels at home will get generation-based incentives. He said such consumers will be paid for solar power generation. Under the policy, all government buildings having an area of 500 square metres will have to mandatorily install rooftop solar panels in the next three years, Kejriwal further said. Delhi Power Minister Atishi said the solar policy was approved by the Cabinet two days back and it would be notified within 10 days. The 2016 policy of the Delhi government enabled the deployment of over 250 MW of rooftop solar plants within the city and around 1,250 MW of utility-scale solar plants, totalling 1,500 MW. This meets 7.2 per cent of Delhi's annual electricity demand.

"Please manage your expectations," she said apparently after engagements with International Monetary Fund over government's desire for some programme relaxations to provide relief in power bills

Caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi said that the meeting was held at the PM's office in Islamabad and it went for over two hours

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the state power utility has been directed not to force those farmers who had lost their crops due to excess rains in the last two months to pay bills. Speaking to reporters here, Fadnavis said the farmers who could repay the power bills can do it. I have given orders to officials of the state power distribution company (MSEDCL) not to force farmers to repay the electricity bills, especially those who lost their crop due to excess rains. However, officials have been asked to collect the electricity bills from farmers for the current season only, said Fadnavis, who also holds the Power portfolio. If farmers pay the bills for the current season their connections should not be snapped. Those who can repay bills, they should pay it, he added.

GERC allows state discom GUVNL to raise FPPPA charges by 20 paise, to add monthly burden of Rs 270 crore on users

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Monday said his government would waive off electricity bills to the tune of Rs 6,400 crore of 88 lakh domestic consumers.

Second major increase in energy bills in 6 months, largest on record; set to drive millions of households into fuel poverty

First made public in April 2020, the Bill is yet to get the Union Cabinet's approval

MP cabinet approved subsidy in power bills of over Rs 15,700 crore for farmers, and the continuance of subsidy of Rs 4,980 crore for domestic electricity consumers during the current fiscal

Since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan from mid-August, electricity bills haven't been paid to neighboring countries that supply about 78 per cent of its power needs

Power regulator DERC Thursday announced new tariff for Delhi but did not raise the rates, saying it did not see any "good reasons" to do so

The Punjab government on Wednesday announced to waive power bills of those having electricity connection of up to 2 kW, a move that will put a burden of Rs 1,200 crore on the state exchequer

The move is expected to place a financial burden of Rs 1,200 crore on the state exchequer

There is a 14.5-per cent safeguard duty on imported solar gears from China and Malaysia.

Several people from Bollywood expressed concerns over the unexpected rise in their electricity bills during the lockdown

Telangana and Andhra Pradesh stand a distant 2nd and 3rd with Rs 6,737 crore and Rs 4,913 crore, respectively, in power outstandings

Installing the new technology would necessitate an increase in tariffs in the range of about 0.50 rupees to 1.25 rupees per unit

Centre, with states and experts, to change methodology of calculating domestic power rates