Dehradun, April 28 -- The Uttarakhand Electricity Regulatory Commission (UERC) has approved a hike of around 7 percent in the power tariffs for various categories of consumers in Uttarakhand. This was stated by the UERC Chairman, ML Prasad, at a press conference held here today. It may be recalled that the hike in power tariffs had been hanging fire for past several months but had been postponed for several reasons in the recent past. One of the reasons was also the enforcement of the Model Code of Conduct in force due to the ongoing Parliamentary Elections.
Prasad stated that electricity rates have been increased by about seven percent in Uttarakhand. The Regulatory Commission released new rates today. The UERC has made it clear that cert...