India, June 14 -- Days after the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) allowed power distribution companies (discoms) to raise a surcharge to recover higher power procurement costs, power minister Ashish Sood on Saturday said the revision was necessary due to an unprecedented rise in global fuel prices triggered by the West Asia crisis and other international factors.

The minister also said that the government will ensure the burden of rising energy costs does not fall disproportionately on the people of Delhi.

Delhi residents will see a modest increase in their electricity bills after DERC allowed discoms to raise the surcharge, with the biggest impact falling on consumers in east and central Delhi served by BSES Yamuna Power ...