Aizawl, Jan 25 : Power-starved Mizoram will see an 11 per cent increase in power tariff from next month.
The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for the states of Mizoram and Manipur has approved an 11 per cent hike in power tariff in Mizoram with effect from February 1, 2011.
Talking to reporters here today that JERC (Mizoram and Manipur) chairperson H Bihari Singh explained that the hike in power tariff was inevitable showing the price rise and the high cost at which the state purchases power from outside.
However, the commission has not approved the Mizoram Power Electricity Departments proposal to hike power tariff with retrospective effect in the interests of the consumers, the JERC chairperson said at the press conference.
The JERC made this decision to hike power tariff not before holding a public hearing which it did on November 22 last.
The commissioned approved the aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) for the year 2010-11 at Rs 214.91 crores, against Rs 218.50 crores initially proposed by the States Power Department. It also approved 35 per cent transmission and distribution loss for the year 2010-11, against 39.5 per cent loss predicted by the department.
The T&D loss is expected to fall to 33 per cent and further to 29 percent in 2011-12 and 2012-2013 respectively, according to the JERC.
The peak power demand of the state is about 100 MW and that out of the 65 MW alloted to Mizoram from the share of Central Power Projects, Mizoram recieves only about 30-40 MW, due to which Mizoram faces perennial power shortage, officials added.
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