DERC announced revised electricity rates for consumers

New Delhi, March 28: The DERC on Wednesday announced revised electricity rates for consumers, with the Aam Aadmi Party government claiming that bills for domestic users will come down with lower rates, even though fixed charges per month had increased.

Addressing the media here after Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) announced the revised tarrif, Power Minister Satyendar Jain said that the electricity bills of all domestic consumers across different categories had come down.

"Everyone's bills have come down -- for some by Rs 100, for some by Rs 50...," Jain said.

Jain said the fixed rate levied per month had to be increased as the central government had increased the same on electricity produced by power plants from which the Delhi government purchases power, by 50 paise per unit.