Chandigarh Electricity Rates: With the onset of winter, the electricity department has given a shock to the people of Chandigarh, the capital of Punjab and Haryana, and has announced an increase in electricity rates.
Electricity Rates Hike: Electricity prices have increased in Chandigarh. The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has approved the increase in electricity rates in Chandigarh. A tariff hike of 9.4% has been approved from 01.08.2024 for the financial year 2024-25 and due to this, electricity has now become expensive in Chandigarh. As per the mandate of the Electricity Act (2003), keeping in view the cost of purchase of electricity, revenue receipts and other expenditure to ensure the stability of power, the JERC has decided to increase the electricity charges.
According to the information, the UT Electricity Department has set a target of increasing revenue by 19.44 per cent in the financial year 2024-25 and due to this, the proposal was made but the JERC has approved a tariff hike of 9.40%. However, electricity will still be available in Chandigarh at a lower price than Punjab and Haryana.
In Punjab, domestic connections will be charged Rs 4.88 per unit (average) for 0-100 units, Rs 6.95 per unit (average) for 101-300 units and Rs 7.75 per unit for 301 units and above. On the other hand, in Haryana, domestic connections will be charged Rs 2 per unit for 0-50 units, Rs 2.50 for 51-100 units, Rs 2.75 for 0-150 units and Rs 5.97 per unit for slab 151 units and above.
It is worth noting that earlier in Chandigarh, electricity rates were increased in the year 2018-19. For the year 2021-22, electricity rates were reduced by 9.58%. In a meeting chaired by UT Administrator Gulab Chand Kataria, the Engineering Department was asked to consider the matter and now new rates have been approved and these rates will be applicable from August 2024.
On the other hand, earlier, the High Court had also given the green signal to the privatization of the electricity board in Chandigarh. This matter was going on in the court for many years but recently the court gave its decision on this petition.
