Bhubaneswar, Feb 13 (FN Bureau) The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Tuesday announced a reduction in retail supply tariff in the domestic category by 10 paise in each slab. However,the retail supply tariff of all other categories has not been revised. The tariff of these categories has remained constant for three years including the ensuing year for FY 2024-25. The fixed monthly charges for BPL consumers have been reduced from Rs.80 to Rs.70 per month. The consumers who will opt for E-bill shall get a rebate of Rs.10 per bill while the premium of Green Energy tariff has been reduced from 25 paise per unit to 20 paise per unit. The EV charging tariff has been reduced from Rs.5.50 per unit to Rs.5.00 per unit. The consumers with pre-paid meters shall get 4 percent rebate on pre-paid amount and the LT domestic and single-phase general-purpose consumers shall continue to get 4 percent digital payment rebate.
OERC sources said the cold storage tariff had been reduced by Rs.1.60 per unit from Rs.4.60 per unit to Rs.3.00 per unit. The Mega lift point consumers shall get a rebate of Rs.2.00/- per unit and after that they shall get a reduced tariff of Rs.3.80 per unit. No demand charge shall be levied. In the case of Rural LT domestic consumers,they will get a rebate of 10 paise per unit if the bill is paid by the due date. The LT Industrial (S) and LT Industrial (M) Supply Consumers shall avail a rebate of 10 paisa per unit for all the units consumed, if their monthly operating load factor is more than 40 percent if paid within the due date. The commercial, industrial, and consumers provided with smart meters having MD > 10KW, are eligible to get a ToD rebate of 10 paise per unit in energy charge during solar hours. These Consumers shall pay a ToD surcharge of 20 paise per unit during peak hours. The hours in the day between 8 AM to 4 PM have been defined as solar hours and normal hours will be from 4 PM to 6 PM. The peak hours will be 6 Pm to 12 Midnight. After 12.00 Midnight before 8.00 AM the next day will be treated as Normal hours.