Rising Power Bills Amid Long Outages: Why Kashmir’s Electricity Consumers Are Losing Patience By: Javid Amin | 30 October 2026 Smart Meters, Higher Tariffs and Winter Shortages Have Changed the Power Equation in Jammu and Kashmir, but Consumers Still Want One Basic Answer: Where Is the Reliable Electricity They Are Paying For? Srinagar, October 31: For thousands of households across Kashmir, electricity has become an increasingly expensive necessity. The arrival of smart meters, revised tariff rates and consumption-based billing has changed how families pay for power. Yet, for many consumers,…
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