The Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has petitioned the Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission (AERC) for a hike of Rs 1.25 per unit and the fixed charge by Rs 15 in power tariff with effect from April 1 for the period 2023-24 to meet its requirement of around Rs 10,000 crore, which would hit hard households that form around 93% of the companys consumer base.
According to the proposals, the tariff (which is a combination of fixed charges and variable charges) will shoot up by a minimum Rs 25.55 for Jeevan Dhara category for every kilowatt consumed per hour.
The company, which did not propose any change in the tariff for three categories of consumers electric vehicles charging stations, electric crematorium and RAILWAY traction last year, has proposed an increase of Rs 15 in fixed charges for the crematoriums and vehicle-charging stations and Rs 35 for the railway traction. It has proposed an increase of Re 1 in variable charges for crematoriums and vehicle-charging stations and Rs 1.5 for railway traction.