India, March 24 -- Residents in Delhi may soon face higher electricity bills, with tariffs expected to rise from April 2026 as the Delhi Government moves to clear outstanding dues exceeding Rs 38,000 crore owed to the city's three power distribution companies (discoms).

The Government is, however, planning to subsidise the hike in power tariff to cushion the impact on the consumers.

"This is a regulatory business. The Government is committed to ensuring that no burden falls on the people of Delhi," Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood assured on the first day of the Budget Session of the Delhi Assembly on Monday.

"The previous Government has left a debt of more than Rs 38000 crores of regulatory assets with the discoms through DERC. To rec...