Power rates in the city were last revised in 2014, when the tariff was hiked by 6%. The distribution firms are joint ventures with Delhi Power Co. Ltd, which owns a 49% stake in each. “Unless the services are improved the DERC has no moral right to hike the power tariff,” Mr. Vohra added. The promise of making Delhi a solar city is gradually being fulfilled with the government notifying the ‘Delhi Solar Energy Policy, 2015,’ in June 2016. But we will not allow the people of Delhi to suffer because of the greed of the BJP,” said Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain.

Source: The Hindu August 07, 2017 02:21 UTC