The industry body, Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (Assocham) on Thursday opposed the recent hike in electricity duty by 25 paise/unit for the captive power plants (CPP), which generate electricity for their own consumption.
Recently, the state cabinet had given its nod to enhance the electricity duty from 30 paise per unit to 55 paise per unit.
"Incentives in whatever forms should be made available to the industries in the nascent stage for three to five years.One such incentive which is coming in the way for the metallurgical industry is electricity duty. The duty is the highest in Odisha which is

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