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Arvind Kejriwal

17 Jul 2021

CM Kejriwal approves appointment of Justice Shabihul Husnain as new DERC Chief

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday approved the appointment of Justice Shabihul Husnain (Retd) as the new Chairman of Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on the recommendation of the selection committee constituted under the Electricity Act 2003.

Delhi electricity

01 Aug 2019

DERC announces new power tariff for consumers in Delhi

As per the new rates, the fixed charges up to 2 kilowatts (kW) has been reduced from Rs 125 to Rs 20, while the charges above till 5 kW has been cut from Rs 140 to Rs 50.

10 Jul 2019

Delhi: AAP, BJP workers stage protest during DERC meeting

Delhi: AAP, BJP workers stage protest during Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) meeting in Delhi. Watch this video to know more.

15 Jul 2016

Good News! Consumers to get electricity connections inside 15 days in Delhi

The Union Power Ministry on Thursday said it has made mandatory for distribution companies (discoms) to provide power connections to consumers within 15 days in normal conditions, as it highlighted initiatives taken to ease the process of getting electricity.

Arvind Kejriwal

24 May 2016

Kejriwal gives one week deadline to discoms to solve outages problem

In a stern warning to the private power distribution companies, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today gave deadline of one week to them to address the problem of outages saying government will not hesitate to cancel their licenses if they fail to comply with the directive.

21 May 2016

No power shortage in Delhi, outages due to poor maintenance of plants by discoms; AAP govt assures compensation

Claiming that poor maintenance of electricity plants by discoms was responsible for power cuts, Delhi Power Minister Satyendra Jain on Saturday announced that consumers would be compensated for outages of more than two hours.

Delhi High Court

11 Mar 2016

HC seeks Centre, AAP govt reply on new DERC chief appointment

The Delhi High Court today sought response of the central and Delhi governments on a plea seeking scrapping of the appointment of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) chairperson, alleging it to be in violation of rules.

24 Sep 2015

No power tariff hike in Delhi, CM credits it to honest politics

For the first time since 2011, Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Thursday announced no hike in power rates in the city at the end of its annual tariff determination process, prompting Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to ascribe it to "honest politics".

24 Sep 2015

No question of hike in electricity bill, clarifies Delhi govt

Delhi Government on Thursday clarified that there will be no hike in the electricity bill, adding that it may further reduce the bill after the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report is out.

02 Aug 2015

DERC likely to announce new tariff rates in a fortnight

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) will hold public hearing on August 4 and 5 as part of the process to finalise the tariff following which the rates for domestic and commercial consumers will be fixed.

12 Jun 2015

Power tariff hiked by 6%, AAP mulling legal options

Reacting to the DERC's decision, the Aam Aadmi Party Government said it will ask the regulator to review the hike as it will put additional burden on the consumers.

12 Jun 2015

Power tariff in Delhi hiked by upto 6%

The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission has hiked the power tariff in Delhi by upto six percent effective from Monday.

12 Apr 2015

Power tariff in Delhi likely to rise by 20%

The power tariff in the national capital may see a steep rise of up to 20 percent if Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) accepts a demand of the three private power distribution companies which have strongly sought the hike citing severe fund crunch.

14 Nov 2014

Under attack DERC withdraws power tariff hike within 24 hrs

Facing severe attack from political parties, Delhi's power regulator DERC on Friday withdrew the power tariff hike of up to seven percent which was announced last night.

13 Nov 2014

DERC hikes power tariff by up to 7%; effective Saturday

According to the DERC order, the hike will be 7 percent for consumers of BSES Yamuna Power Ltd while BSES Rajdhani customers will have to shell out 4.5 percent extra on their electricity bills.

Power tariff hike

13 Nov 2014

Power to cost more in Delhi; DERC hikes tariff by up to 7%

To be applicable from Saturday, the DERC approved a hike of 7 percent for BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL), 4.5 percent for BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and 2.5 percent for Tata Power.

05 Oct 2014

DERC to review fuel surcharge, tariff may go up in November

Power tariff in the city may go up next month as Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission is all set to levy a fuel surcharge to help the private distribution companies adjust their power purchase cost.

18 Jul 2014

RInfra posts marginal rise in Q1 net profit

Reliance Infrastructure (RInfra) Friday posted a marginal rise in net profit on the back of increased incomes for the first quarter of the current fiscal, at Rs.244 crore over the Rs.240 crore recorded in the same quarter of 2013-14.

17 Jul 2014

Power stocks surge as DERC approves tariff hike

Shares of power companies moved higher, surging as much as 4 percent today, after the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) approved tariff hike for in Delhi region FY15. CESC climbed 3.85 percent, while Adani Power gained 3.28 percent and Tata Power rose by 3.53 percent on the BSE.

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