Electricity Bill: Electricity bill will change every month! DERC's new rule will affect your pocket..

Electricity Bill: Electricity bill in Delhi can now change every month, even if your electricity consumption remains the same. Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has proposed a new rule, under which electricity companies will be allowed to automatically add changes in the cost of fuel and electricity purchase to the bill every month. This means that now electricity companies will not need to take approval from DERC for this.

DERC has released a draft of changes in its 2017 tariff rules on Wednesday. It has been informed that the Fuel and Power Purchase Adjustment Surcharge (FPPAS) will now be automatically added to the electricity bill every month. For this, electricity companies will use the formula given by DERC. The public and others can give their opinion on this proposal till September 24.

This will be the new rule.

Under this new rule, FPPAS will be calculated every month and included in the bill. This surcharge will be levied on the total cost of electricity and the fixed charge. This surcharge will cover changes in fuel prices, the cost of power purchase, and changes in interstate or intrastate transmission charges. But this surcharge will be shown in the bill with a delay of two months. For example, changes in April will be visible in the June bill.

DERC has also ensured that this surcharge will not exceed 10% of the total bill. This will protect consumers from sudden and very high bills. If any cost exceeds this 10% limit, it will be adjusted in the next month. Power companies say that the cost of power purchase is the biggest part of their annual revenue. Fluctuations in this cost affect their money flow. Adjusting this cost every month will strengthen their financial position.

The electricity bill will change every month.

But if power companies do not pass on the reduction in cost to consumers on time, they will have to refund with interest. DERC says that the 10% limit is to protect consumers from sudden big shocks. If any cost exceeds this limit, it will be adjusted later.
The effect of this will be that the electricity bills of consumers can change every month. If the cost of fuel or electricity purchase increases, the bill will increase, and if the cost decreases, the bill may decrease. This change will apply to Delhi's power companies like BRPL, BYPL, TPDDL and NDMC.

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