The Haryan Electricity Regulatory Commission announced an increase of 30 Paise per unit for consumers of industrial and commercial categories, and in April this year increased fixed fees for KVA from 165 to 290 GBP. | Photo Credit: File Photos
Klamor in Haryana above the hike in the electricity tariff is growing in April, while several industrial associations now claim that fees, significantly higher compared to neighboring countries, could force production units to eventually migrate.
The President of the NCR Chamber of Commerce and Industry HP Yadav told the Hindes that repeated requirements and representation of industrial bodies throughout the state seeking return have not yet caused any government response. “Unlike earlier, government officials and even political leaders have become indifferent to the industry’s problems. For a long time, industrialists have raised this problem, but there is no effort to grow between states to attract investments. on marking by announcing.
The Haryan Electricity Regulatory Commission announced an increase of 30 Paise per unit for consumers of industrial and commercial categories, and in April this year increased fixed fees for KVA from 165 to 290 GBP.
The Bahadurgarh (BCCI) Chamber, which represents 8,500 odd industrial units, said last week in the letter of the Minister of Power Anil VIJ said that an increase in fixed fees increased the financial burden on the Small and Central Industry. “For example, a 100 kVA load unit now pays 15,500 GBP more per month, while the impact on a medium scale will be more than 40,000 ₹ per month,” he read the letter, claiming that the industry in the state would create an annual burden of 2,100 GBP crore.
The letter said Delhi and Rajasthan with much lower KVA charges of 125 GBP and 160 GBP have appeared attractive investment options. He also quantified several challenges facing micro, small and medium -sized enterprises such as raising prices, global competition and slow demand.
Profits and losses
The Secretary General of the Association for the Manesar Industries Association, Vikash Gupta said that the authority also wrote a month ago to Chief Minister Nayab Saini, but there was no answer. The Letter Had Questioned the Rationale Behind the Incime in Tariff, Arguing That Both Power Distribution Companies – Uttar Haryan Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) Annual Revenue Reports This Year They Have Together Claimed and Loss of Around ₹ 4.800 Crore Over The Past Four years. Required the reasons for the losses to be published.
DHBVN spokesman Sanjay Chugh said technical and business reasons, such as the resistance of the line, theft of power and non -payment of accounts, were some of the reasons for losses. He added, however, that the increase in Power tariffs was declared after a proper process involving public hearing and consulting the parties involved, and there was no proposal from now on to reconsider it.
Published – June 25, 2025 23:45 is
