PATNA: Bihar Electrical energy Regulatory Fee (BERC) offered a significant respite to just about 1.7 crore energy shoppers within the state because it disallowed any hike in electrical energy expenses underneath its annual energy tariff order for fiscal 2022-23 pronounced on Friday.
The 2 energy distribution corporations (discoms) within the state — North Bihar Energy Distribution Firm Restricted (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Energy Distribution Firm Restricted (SBPDCL) — had proposed round a 9.9% hike within the retail electrical energy tariff but it surely was turned down by the electrical energy regulatory fee.
“The fee has retained the present tariff charges and stuck cost unchanged,” BERC’s chairman Shishir Sinha stated whereas saying the order right here on Friday.
In one other respite for city home shoppers, the BERC turned down a proposal from discoms to cut back the variety of slabs for energy expenses from three to 2. The discoms had proposed to merge the slabs of ‘101-200’ items and ‘Above 200’ items to ‘Above 100’. Accordingly, folks consuming electrical energy wherever above 101 items have been proposed to be charged Rs8.05 per unit. The prevailing and unchanged slabs then again, stipulate that Rs6.95 is charged for 101- 200 items, whereas Rs8.05 is charged for above 200 items.
Home shoppers aside, the BERC has allowed the creation of a separate class for oxygen producers underneath the excessive pressure (HT) classes in view of Covid-19 pandemic and important requirement of oxygen.
The BERC has additionally allowed a slew of incentives for energy consumption by industrial items. As an illustration, a proposal to create a brand new “Excessive Stress Provide- Industrial Companies (HTIS)” class underneath the present HTSS (excessive pressure specified service) classes has been authorised.
“The proposal to permit Load Issue incentives for all newly created HTIS has been authorised by the Fee. To advertise industries and to utilise surplus energy, the Fee has determined to separate load issue incentive in HTSS class,” Sinha stated.
Specialists hailed the measures allowed for industrial items. “In a layman’s phrases, the load issue incentive will permit rebates for industrial items for extra consumption of electrical energy. As an illustration, an industrial unit will get rebate if it runs for 60% and above of whole load issue, like greater than 16 hours in whole 24 hours in a day,” stated Nand Sharma, former advisor of BERC and an electrical energy professional primarily based in Patna.
The BERC has additionally authorised creation of a brand new class underneath HTIS classes for electrical automobile charging stations.
The 2 discoms had submitted their tariff petitions for the subsequent fiscal to the BERC in November final. As per the stories submitted by the discoms, whole variety of energy shoppers within the state stood at 1.69crores as on March 31, 2021. The projected variety of shoppers for fiscal 2022-23 is round 1.82crores. It additional said that the typical energy buy price of the discoms is Rs 4.29 per kWh (kilowatt hour) and the typical price of provide for each of them Rs 7.22 per kWh.
Following the submission of tariff petitions, BERC held public hearings in digital in addition to bodily mode throughout the state during the last couple of months to hunt suggestions from varied sections of individuals on the proposed energy tariff earlier than taking a ultimate name. The brand new tariff construction will come into impact from April 1 following announcement of subsidy by the state vitality division.
The BERC additionally pronounced the annual tariff order for Bihar State Energy Transmission Firm Restricted (BSPTCL) and State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) and transmission expenses for Bihar Grid Firm Restricted (BGCL) on Friday.
The 2 energy distribution corporations (discoms) within the state — North Bihar Energy Distribution Firm Restricted (NBPDCL) and South Bihar Energy Distribution Firm Restricted (SBPDCL) — had proposed round a 9.9% hike within the retail electrical energy tariff but it surely was turned down by the electrical energy regulatory fee.
“The fee has retained the present tariff charges and stuck cost unchanged,” BERC’s chairman Shishir Sinha stated whereas saying the order right here on Friday.
In one other respite for city home shoppers, the BERC turned down a proposal from discoms to cut back the variety of slabs for energy expenses from three to 2. The discoms had proposed to merge the slabs of ‘101-200’ items and ‘Above 200’ items to ‘Above 100’. Accordingly, folks consuming electrical energy wherever above 101 items have been proposed to be charged Rs8.05 per unit. The prevailing and unchanged slabs then again, stipulate that Rs6.95 is charged for 101- 200 items, whereas Rs8.05 is charged for above 200 items.
Home shoppers aside, the BERC has allowed the creation of a separate class for oxygen producers underneath the excessive pressure (HT) classes in view of Covid-19 pandemic and important requirement of oxygen.
The BERC has additionally allowed a slew of incentives for energy consumption by industrial items. As an illustration, a proposal to create a brand new “Excessive Stress Provide- Industrial Companies (HTIS)” class underneath the present HTSS (excessive pressure specified service) classes has been authorised.
“The proposal to permit Load Issue incentives for all newly created HTIS has been authorised by the Fee. To advertise industries and to utilise surplus energy, the Fee has determined to separate load issue incentive in HTSS class,” Sinha stated.
Specialists hailed the measures allowed for industrial items. “In a layman’s phrases, the load issue incentive will permit rebates for industrial items for extra consumption of electrical energy. As an illustration, an industrial unit will get rebate if it runs for 60% and above of whole load issue, like greater than 16 hours in whole 24 hours in a day,” stated Nand Sharma, former advisor of BERC and an electrical energy professional primarily based in Patna.
The BERC has additionally authorised creation of a brand new class underneath HTIS classes for electrical automobile charging stations.
The 2 discoms had submitted their tariff petitions for the subsequent fiscal to the BERC in November final. As per the stories submitted by the discoms, whole variety of energy shoppers within the state stood at 1.69crores as on March 31, 2021. The projected variety of shoppers for fiscal 2022-23 is round 1.82crores. It additional said that the typical energy buy price of the discoms is Rs 4.29 per kWh (kilowatt hour) and the typical price of provide for each of them Rs 7.22 per kWh.
Following the submission of tariff petitions, BERC held public hearings in digital in addition to bodily mode throughout the state during the last couple of months to hunt suggestions from varied sections of individuals on the proposed energy tariff earlier than taking a ultimate name. The brand new tariff construction will come into impact from April 1 following announcement of subsidy by the state vitality division.
The BERC additionally pronounced the annual tariff order for Bihar State Energy Transmission Firm Restricted (BSPTCL) and State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) and transmission expenses for Bihar Grid Firm Restricted (BGCL) on Friday.