Because of locational advantage, all power generated through renewable sources in some states will be sold out, and the consumers of those states will get power at lower tariff as transmission cost will be much lower. But thermal units of some other states will have to remain either shut or operate at higher cost forcing consumers to buy dearer power. So, the apprehension of uneven growth of different regions of the country is not unfounded
The state power minister Mr Sovandeb Chatterjee today said in the Assembly that there would be a hike in establishment costs if a system of monthly electricity bills for consumers outside the purview of the CESC's distribution network in the state is introduced, and this would affect them also.
Protesting the system of preparing electricity bills on the basis of meter readings of three months, the Bharatiya Janata Party…
