‘Purchasing expensive electricity is completely suspicious’
Consumer Council Chairman Awadhesh Verma has raised serious questions on the process of purchasing electricity. He says that despite November being a month of normal demand, buying electricity at the rate of Rs 5.79 per unit is under doubt. He also reminded that in May last year, when there was extreme heat and record demand, electricity was purchased at the rate of Rs 4.76 per unit.
The Council Chairman has described the entire matter as against consumer interests and related to serious irregularities. He has demanded that until the Regulatory Commission conducts an impartial investigation into the entire matter, there should be a ban on additional recovery from consumers. If irregularities come to light at any level, accountability of the responsible officials should be fixed.
At present it is clear that the electricity bill of February is going to be heavy for the common consumers. In such a situation, the eyes of the consumers are now fixed on the decision of the Electricity Regulatory Commission and the demands of the Consumer Council. In the coming days, it will be decided whether this additional burden will remain permanent or there will be some relief in it after investigation.