Electricity consumers in Maharashtra rejoice! According to the main Minister Dendry Fadnavis, the state government is set to reduce tariffs by 26 percent in five years, PTI reported.
In the Platform of Social Media X (formerly Twitter) Fadnavis 25, June said that the reduction in performance will start in the first year by a reduction in 10 %. This is the first in the history of the state, he added.
Fadnavis also holds the Portfolio of State Energy, the report noted.
Maharashtra Power Tariff Cut: What said CM Fadnavis …
“For the first time in the history of the state, electricity rate will decrease by 10 % and 26 % in five years in the phases in the first year,” Fadnavis said on X.
“We are grateful to the State Regulatory Commission for the electricity of Maharashtra (Merc) for issuing this judgment on the Mahavitaran petition,” he added.
MERC petition for tariffs Power Cut: Details
- According to Fadnavis, in the first state, Mahavitaran filed a petition for reducing electricity tariffs that received Merc.
- The order will include all three categories: commercial consumers, home consumers and industrial consumers.
- 70 % of consumers using less than 100 units of electricity will be achieved by a maximum reduction in the rate of 10 %, added cm.
- Fadnavis also said that work on Mukhyamantri Saur Krishi Vahini Yojana 2.0 is “on a war character” to ensure agricultural and reliable electricity supplies to farmers.
- “Along with this, due to the great emphasis on the green energy in agreements on the purchase of energy in the coming period, there will be savings in the cost of buying electricity,” he added.
It also has an update on the development of Vadhavan’s port and states: “We build the Vadhavan port, which will be three times larger than Jawahal Nezru Port Authority, the largest port of our country, which processes 60 % of our container operation.
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