Andhra discoms not to raise tariffs for certain sectors in 2020-21

Discoms plan to leave domestic, commercial, industrial and agriculture consumers largely untouched during the year 2020-21

Andhra Pradesh power discoms have sought to raise an additional Rs 1,373 crore by increasing tariffs on a few categories, including government related services, while leaving domestic, commercial, industrial and agriculture consumers largely untouched during the year 2020-21.

The two discoms - Southern Power Distribution Company (SPDCL) and the Eastern Power Distribution Corporation(EPDCL) made this proposal in their mandatory annual revenue requirement (ARR) filings submitted to the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) on Wednesday.

Despite this tariff increase, these ARR proposals would leave a much bigger revenue gap of Rs 13,067 crore as the discoms expect to receive only Rs 31,772 crore