The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission today approved the electricity rates for the financial year 2025-26 for the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Generation, Transmission and Distribution Company Limited and Chhattisgarh State Load Relations Center. Bhimsingh Kanwar, MD of the distribution company, said that the electrical rate has been increased by only 1.89 percent compared to the previous year, which is negligible. Some items have been increased in some items for agricultural consumers, whose weight is borne by the state government, so it will not give any additional burden to agricultural consumers. Apart from this, concessions have been increased or kept unchanged for temporary connections, tribal areas, puffed up industries, printing press etc.
Chhattisgarh State Electricity Company costs the cost of electricity at Rs 7. It takes 2 paise while domestic consumers have a minimum of Rs 4. Electricity is supplied at the rate of 10 paise. Some characteristics of the new electrical rates are mentioned. Electricity rates of domestic consumers of lower middle class have been increased by 10 paise per unit and 20 paise per unit in the rates of other domestic consumers. The Gaushala, the Bastar and South region notified by the Gaushala, have been included in the domestic consumer category to implement the domestic power rate on the power to be used in the stay-houses used in the Surga and North Area Development Authority areas. The temporary connection taken under the domestic consumer category has applied 1.25 times the normal tariff in place of 1.5 times the normal tariff of normal tariff.
To encourage the establishment of a mobile tower to strengthen the communication system in the Left extremist affected districts notified by the state government, a provision of 10 percent exemption in energy charges has been made to all mobile towers coming in these areas.
Electricity rates for agricultural pumps have been increased by 50 paise per unit. Electrical dues of agricultural pumps are paid by the state government, so this weight will be borne by the state government itself. The power rates of non -domestic consumers have been increased by 25 paise per unit and on the temporary connections taken under this category, 1.5 times the normal tariff has been implemented in place of 1.5 times the tariff of 1.25 times the normal tariff.
Consumers with non -subsidized agricultural power pumps have been increased by 20 percent discount in energy charge to 30 percent. Farmers are currently effective for the facility of 100 watts of load near the pump under the pump connection for the purpose of guarding the electrical pumps in the fields and the fields. Keeping in mind the widespread interest of the farmers, approval of light and fan up to 100 watts has been continued by the Commission.
In order to encourage environmental protection, the tariff of electrical vehicle charging units for the low pressure electrical vehicle charging units is equal to the average power cost ie Rs. 7.02 per unit. Electrical vehicle charging tariffs for high pressure consumers are equal to the average power cost ie Rs. 6.32 per KVAH has been determined.
It has been said in the release that 10 percent exemption in energy charges has been continued for industry activities and business activities conducted by women self -help groups registered for women empowerment by the Regulatory Commission. The 5 percent discount has been continued in the energy charge of the power rates prevalent in the rural areas of the state, Bastar and South Region Tribal Development Authority and Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Diagnostic Center operated in Surguja and North Area Development Authority.
Poha and Murmura Mills have been increased by 5 percent exemption in energy charge to 10 percent. The 0.50 percent discount given to all consumers paying advance has been increased to 1.25 percent. Offset printers and printing press consumers have been removed from non -domestic and included in the industrial category, which is less than before. In this way these new rates are beneficial and developmental for consumers with priority category of all categories including agricultural-rural tribals. These can be called quite balanced and satisfactory.
