Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday approved Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s proposal to make power discoms pay compensation…
Delhi Lt Governor Anil Baijal (Photo: Facebook)
Delhi Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal on Thursday approved Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s proposal to make power discoms pay compensation to consumers for unscheduled power cuts in the national capital.
Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, the L-G said, “Approved proposal for issue of policy directions regarding payment of compensation to consumers in case of power failure.”
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As per the proposed policy the discom will have to restore power within an hour of an unscheduled cut, failing which it will have to pay each consumer Rs50 per hour for the first two hours and then Rs100 per hour for every subsequent hour.
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With the L-G’s approval, Delhi will become the first city in the country to have a policy to compensate consumers for unscheduled outages.
In case, the compensation is not paid by the discoms, the consumers can lodge a complaint with the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority (DERC).
The amount of compensation in such cases will be Rs 5,000 or five times of the compensation payable, whichever is higher.
The compensation earned by the consumers will be adjusted against their monthly power bill.
There are three private power discoms including the BSES companies BYPL and BRPL, and the Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) that supply power to the city, barring areas under the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) and the Delhi Cantonment.
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