KPDCL Denies Tariff Hike, Confirms Load Revision for Non-Metered Areas

KPDCL Denies Tariff Hike, Confirms Load Revision for Non-Metered Areas

Srinagar, July 24: The Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) has addressed recent media reports about alleged electricity tariff hikes, stating that no such increase had been implemented for non-metered consumers in the current financial year. Addressing a news conference here today, the Managing Director of KPDCL, Mussarat ul Islam emphasised that only the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) for Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh was authorised to revise electricity tariffs. He addressed several critical issues facing Kashmir’s power sector. The MD KPDCL emphasised that providing 24×7 electricity was currently impossible…

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