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Another attempt to loot power consumers, says BJP

NEW DELHI: Describing the proposed time-of-day metering system by the Delhi Government as another attempt to “loot the power consumers and benefit the power companies,” Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan has warned that this system would not be useful in any way.

Dr. Vardhan said while the Delhi Government had advertised that in this system power is available with less load-shedding and is also cheap as those consuming power from 100 to 200 units have to pay at the rate of only Rs.2.40 per unit, the fact remains that the unit rate goes up to Rs.3.90 from the 101st unit.

Questioning what happened to all the promises made in the run-up to privatisation of power in the Capital five years ago, he wondered why the Government was not recovering penalty from the power companies when they resort to load-shedding.

He also demanded to know as to why the power tariffs had not been decreased when power theft had been reduced.

The BJP leader also questioned the logic behind preparing for another increase in power charges now.

As for the time-of-day metering system, he charged that the Government wants to serve the interests of the power companies indirectly as once this system is implemented the power tariff will increase automatically.

“Under this system, the consumers shall have to pay a maximum of Rs.6.40 per unit and a minimum of Rs.1.60 per unit. Even in this system there are three categories.

For the first 200 units of power consumption different charge will have to be paid. After that, up to 400 units of consumption a different charge and above 400 units of consumption a different charge will have to paid.”

Noting that the “peak hours” were being earmarked from 6-30 p.m. to 10-30 p.m. when the entire city is illuminated and business goes on, he said fixing of the maximum rates during these hours would put a huge additional burden on traders, industrialists, private offices and finally on the common people who would have to pay the increased costs.

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