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Electricity tariffs in Delhi to remain unchanged for another year

For the domestic category, the energy charges or the per unit electricity charge is in the range of Rs 3-Rs 8 per unit for consumption slabs of 0-200 units to up till 1200 units

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3 min read Last Updated : Aug 29 2020 | 1:24 AM IST

Electricity rates for consumers across all categories in Delhi will remain unchanged for another year. The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) in its tariff notification for the financial year 2020-21 kept the tariff for all consumption slabs same as last year.

This is the first time during the regime of Aam Aadmi Party that the power rates have not been reduced further or a new discount has been introduced. There were three consecutive reductions in energy charges by 50 per cent every year during 2015-2018 and 100 per cent subsidy to the 0-200 units consumption bracket in 2019. As a

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