Bhubaneswar: If reports are to be believed, houses will not get an electricity bill in Odisha this month, there will be no meter reading! The electricity meter reading will not be taken this month. So the average provisional bill will be given to the user based on the bill of last three months.
However it is further worth mentioning that, TP Central Odisha Distribution Limited (TPCODL), the electricity providing company has informed that the bill will be regularized according to the meter reading as usual from the month of March.
The Company further informed that, Customers are requested to pay their electricity bills online or at the nearest TPCODL Customer Service Center or TPCODL office.
Further the company informed that, users can get discounts by paying electricity bills online through Mitra App, Paytm, Amazon Pay, PhonePay, Google Pay, Airtel Payments Bank. Further detailed reports awaited in this regard.
Earlier this month in a major relief for the people of the Odisha, the Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) has cut the electricity tariff. The retail supply tariff in domestic category has been reduced by 10 paise in each slab, informed the OERC. Below are the full details.
Retail Supply Tariff:
The retail supply tariff in Domestic category has been reduced by 10 paise in each slab.
The retail supply tariff of all other categories has not been revised. The tariff of those categories has remained constant for three years including the ensuing year for FY 2024-25.
The fixed monthly charges for BPL consumers has been reduced from Rs.80/- to Rs.70/- per month.
The consumers who will opt for E-bill shall get a rebate of Rs.10/- per bill.
The premium of Green Energy tariff has been reduced from 25 paise per unit to 20 paise per unit.
The EV charging tariff has been reduced Rs.5.50 per unit to Rs.5.00 per unit.
Consumers with pre-paid meters shall get 4% rebate on pre-paid amount and the LT domestic and single-phase general-purpose consumers shall continue to get 4% digital payment rebate.
The cold storage tariff had been reduced by Rs.1.60 per unit from Rs.4.60 per unit to Rs.3.00 per unit.
Mega lift point consumers shall get a rebate of Rs.2.00/- per unit and after that they shall get reduced tariff of Rs.3.80 per unit. No demand charge shall be levied.
Rural LT domestic consumers shall get a rebate 10 paise per unit if the bill is paid by due date.
LT Industrial (S) and LT Industrial (M) Supply Consumers shall avail a rebate of 10 paisa per unit for all the units consumed, if their monthly operating load factor is more than 40% if paid within due date.
The Commercial, Industrial and Consumers provided with smart meters having MD > 10KW, are eligible to get a ToD rebate of 10 paise/unit in Energy Charge during Solar Hours. The above consumers shall pay a ToD surcharge of 20 paise/unit during Peak Hours. The ToD rebate and surcharge shall not be applicable during Normal Hours.
The hours in a day has been defined as follows:
00 AM to 4.00 PM – Solar Hours
After 4.00 PM upto 6.00 PM – Normal Hours
After 6.00 PM upto 12.00 Midnight- Peak Hours
After 12.00 Midnight before 8.00 AM next day – Normal Hours 13.
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