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Congress organized protest rally: Demands to withdraw recent power tariff hike within November 30
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Congress organized protest rally: Demands to withdraw recent power tariff hike within November 30
PHOTO : Pradesh Congress stages protest rally over sudden rise in power tariff in Agartala. TIWN Pic Nov 25

AGARTALA, November 25 (TIWN): Sadar Zilla Congress today organized protest rally demanding to immediate withdrawal of the recent power tariff hike within November 30.
Sadar Zilla Congress President Balai Ghosh said that TSECL hikes power tariff every year by showing different excuses. He said that the TSECL authority failed to collect due bills from the government offices and also failed to prevent the stealing of electricity, which is a big problem and the concerned authorities are not able to stop this problem if the stealing of electricity continue it will became a very big issue, he mentioned.

But the TSECL hikes power tariff in every year instead of taking proper action against wastage of power and illegal hook line users in the state, he added.

He further said that, if the TSECL did not withdraw the recent power tariff hike within November 30 we are going to gherao every electricity offices in the state.

It is to be mentioned here that on last November 22 Chairman of Tripura Electricity Regulatory Commission N. Chakraborty announced that in exercise of power vested under Section 62(1)(a) and Section 64 (3)(a) of Electricity Act, 2003 and Tariff Regulation 2004, the commission, after thorough examination of Tariff Petition and other records, public opinion and considering the interest of Consumers as well as Licensee (TSECL), passes the Tariff order for the FY 2014-15 by increasing 14.76% (Average per Unit) w. r. t. existing tariff.

But Govt. of Tripura has committed to provide Rs. 40.00 Cr. Subsidy to specific consumers at different rates and accordingly Average Tariff has come to 5.69% rise.

Thus, Before Subsidy Average Tariff is Rs. 6.50/kwh and after subsidy average tariff is Rs. 5.99/kwh. Tariff order will be effective from 1st November, 2014, he mentioned.

Reasons for increasing Tariff for the FY 2014-15 are given by TSECL below:

1.Due to increase of Natural Gas Price in National/International level.

2.Due to increase of Power Purchase Cost from outside Central Sector Project.

3.Due to increase of Operational and Maintenance cost.      

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