Chandigarh, March 26 -- In what would come as some relief for electricity consumers in Haryana, the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has kept the power tariff for 2026-27 financial year unchanged.

The power regulator in its March 25 order with regards to the aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) put forth by the state's two power distribution companies for 2026-27 fiscal, however, projected a cumulative revenue gap of Rs.4,484 crore for the two power distribution companies - the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.

A HERC spokesperson said that retaining the power tariff for 2025-26 fiscal would mean relief for about 83.79 lakh power consumers. The new tariff will come into effect from A...