Digital Goa, Jan 13 – Goa govt has recommended hike in power tariff for 2023-24 to meet the revenue gap. The govt has proposed 15 paise to 60 paise per Kwh hike for domestic low tension line consumers and 70 paise per Kwh for high tension domestic consumers. The notice specifies Category wise Tariff Proposal for FY 2023-24. For Domestic low tension line consumers hike or 15 paise to 60 paise per kilowatt hour(Kwh) has been proposed based on units consumed. In addition it has been proposed to increase the fixed charges to Rs 22/Kilowatt/per month. For high tension domestic consumers hike of 70 paise per kilowatt hour has been proposed. For commercial low tension consumers hike from 45 paise to 75 paise per kilowatt hour has been proposed as per units consumed. In addition hike of Rs 5/KW/Month on fixed charges for consumers with load upto 20 Kw and hike of Rs 10 /KW/Month on fixed charges for consumers with load more than 20 Kw has been proposed. The Electricity dept had filed petition for tariff proposal for FY 2023-24 before Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission(JERC) on Nov 30,2022. Govt of Goa bridges the revenue gap of the dept each year through Budgetary Support and proposed revenue gap for FY 2023-24 of Rs. 348.69 Cr will be met through budgetary support by Govt, states the notice. “However, the same will not help in long run. Hence, the Electricity Department(ED) of Goa has decided to increase the tariff for consumers as is being levied on them currently. Accordingly, to partially bridge the revenue gap and to avoid the tariff shock to consumers in future, ED proposes to increase in current Tariff,” stated the public notice.
▪️ Electricity Dept invites public response on proposed tariff hike by Jan 24
State Electricity Dept has issued a public notice inviting response from public over proposed tariff hike for financial year 2023-24. Objections, suggestions and comments are to be sent before Jan 24 to the Secretary, Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission with a copy to the Chief Electrical Engineer, Electricity Department Government of Goa. JERC will later announce the schedule of Public Hearing and its venue separately.
*Link for public notice* https://digitalgoa.com/2023/01/13/electricitytarrif/
