NGO Sajag Nagrik Manch had undertaken a campaign to make citizens aware about the proposal and also conducted a signature campaign.
The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (Merc) would conduct a public hearing on mahadiscom’s proposal for power tariff hike in the city on Wednesday. It would be held at Council Hall at 10am.
NGO Sajag Nagrik Manch (SNM) had undertaken a campaign to make citizens aware about the proposal and also conducted a signature campaign.
SNM president Vivek Velankar told DNA that the statement, signed by more than 10,000 citizens, would be presented to Merc on Wednesday.
Mahadiscom has proposed a 40% hike in tariff for domestic consumers with consumption of up to 100 units per month. It proposes a moderate hike for domestic consumers in the higher income category and for industries.
The commission is conducting public hearing in various cities in the state. It would pass an order about new power tariff after the round of hearing.
The power utility proposes to increase fixed charges for domestic consumers in all categories from the present Rs30 to Rs60.
The tariff for domestic consumers, who consume up to 100 units per month, is proposed to be increased from the present Rs2.86 per unit to Rs4 per unit.
Maharashtra State Power Consumers’ Association president, Pratap Hogade, told DNA that after taking into account the proposed increase in fixed charges, the effective tariff hike for
consumers who use up to 100 units is 55%.
Mahadiscom proposes moderate hikes for other domestic consumers.
For consumption from 100 to 300 units, the proposed tariff is Rs5.05 with increase of 3.91% as compared to the present one. For 300 to 500 units, the proposed tariff is Rs7.05 with increase of 3%. For consumption from 500 to 1,000 units, the proposed tariff is Rs8.1 with increase of 2.5%.
The power utility proposes to double fixed charge for industrial high tension consumers to Rs300 per month.
The tariff for continuous supply on express feeder is proposed to be Rs5.95 per unit with increase of 2.4%. For industrial consumers on non-express feeders, the proposed tariff is Rs5.45 with increase of 2.64%.
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