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Covid-19: DERC reduces fixed power charges for non-domestic users

According to DERC, the reduction is for electricity bill pertaining to consumption related to April 2020 and May 2020

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Fixed Charges for Billing Demand upto Maximum Demand shall be billed as per existing rate of Rs.250/kVA/month

BS Web Team New Delhi
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Monday decided to reduce the fixed charges on unutilised capacity for April-May 2020 period for Industrial and non-domestic (commercial, etc) consumers.

In order to avoid hardships due to Covid-19 pandemic to such consumers, the fixed charges for the unutilised capacity (contract demand – maximum demand) during April 2020 and May 2020 for eligible Industrial and non-domestic (commercial, etc) consumers may be billed at reduced rate against the existing rate of Rs 250/kVA/month. 

According to DERC, for electricity bill pertaining to consumption related to April 2020 and May 2020, the eligible industrial and non-domestic