With the implementation of the scheme, the statistics show that the cases of power theft in the TGSPDCL area have reduced drastically in 2024 compared to 2022 and 2023
TG SPDCL and NPDCL, the state power distribution companies, have submitted petitions to the Telangana State Regulatory Commission (TGERC) for the first half of the 2025-26 financial year, covering the period from April 1 to September 30, 2025. During this time, open access users are projected to purchase 18,180 million units of electricity from the open market. The TGERC has scheduled a public hearing on these petitions for January 20 at 11 am at its office.
At present, a fixed charge of Rs.10 per kilowatt is charged if the electricity used by households exceeds 300 units per month. The discoms have asked to be allowed to raise it to Rs.50. For HT consumers, the discoms have asked to increase the fixed charge of Rs. 475 per kilowatt to Rs. 500 from the industries.
In a major relief to heavy power users, TSERC has fixed the additional surcharge for open access consumers for the period between April 1 and September 30, 2023 to 39 paise per unit
Ministry of Power Deputy Secretary Anoop Singh Bisht said the Central government issued the order as per powers vested on it under Section 92 of AP Reorganization Act (APRA)-2014.
Hyderabad: In yet another instance of exhibiting extreme partisan attitude, the Centre has barred Telangana from carrying out buying or selling power ostensibly till dues to power plants were cleared. However, what it has ignored is the fact that Telangana has already cleared dues of Rs 1,370 crore. The union government’s decision has sent power […]
Hyderabad: The Telangana State discoms are amongst the few discoms that are optimising their procurement efficiently on a real-time basis by procuring and selling in the market depending on demand and price variations, Rohit Bajaj, Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) Business Development Head and Senior vice-president said. In an exclusive interview to Telangana Today, Bajaj, complimenting Telangana […]