Households with two air-conditioners (ACs) and a large group of contraptions at home will now need to spend Rs 10,000 more on their energy charges a year. This would be a 12 percent climb against earlier year - twofold the national expansion rate. Specialists say one year from now the ascent would be higher as another environment standard kicks in."These household run ACs for about nine hours a day and consume around 800 units of power a month on an average. This category of consumers end up paying a shade over Rs 8 for every unit of power consumed and their monthly average bill is around Rs 6,500," said an energy analyst.
"Since January, cost of power generation and transmission charges have gone up by about 70 paise per unit," an executive from a power company said. "For a 70 paise per unit hike in power input costs for distribution companies, these category of consumers will see their monthly bill rise to Rs 7,300 per month. The rise would be the effect of the hike in power and transmission costs, proportionate rise in government duty and other charges," said an executive from a power distribution company.
Power utilization is charged on a piece premise. Higher the utilization, higher the rate for every unit of force expended. Once the force utilization crosses 200 units, most conveyance organizations begin charging more for every unit and this section changes at each 100 unit of extra power utilization.
Also, government duty and extra charges are added to the bill that are rates of the power and transmission costs. Since the start of the year, three events have prompted power generation costs. These incorporate doubling of clean energy cess, ascend in coal costs by Coal India and ascend in Railway cargo.
Moreover, the transmission charges, which are proportionate to power costs, have additionally gone up tandem. A preliminary calculation made by a power company evaluates that the rise in power costs because of clean energy cess and coal value climb by Coal India is 32 paise per unit.
Railroad cargo rate trek will bring about 9 paise climb in power generation cost. Transmission charges between December and now have ascended by 31 paise per unit and an extra 5 paise per unit by virtue of transmission losses. Added to this is proportionate government obligation and extra charges. All these mean no less than 70 paise per unit.