Hyderabad: Telangana DISCOMs (Distribution Companies) have reported a revenue shortfall of Rs. 13,022 crore.
To address this, they have proposed a tariff increase of Rs. 1,200 crores. The state government will cover the remaining gap by providing subsidies to make up for the difference.
High Tension (HT) category consumers will see a significant increase in their electricity charges. Both energy and fixed charges for HT consumers will go up. For those using loads at 33 kV and 132 kV/above, the charges will now be similar to those for consumers using 11 kV.
The fixed charges for HT consumers will rise from Rs. 475 to Rs. 500 per kVA.
For Low Tension (LT) category consumers, there will be no increase in energy charges. However, fixed charges will go up for those using more than 300 units of electricity. Currently, LT consumers pay Rs. 10 per kilowatt (kW) load as a fixed charge, but for those exceeding 300 units, this will increase to Rs. 50 per kW. This change will affect domestic consumers.
