APDCL hikes electricity rates again making it last for three months from December to February

Digital Desk: Assam residents have been smacked with another price hike, as the Assam Power Distribution Company Limited (APDCL) has decided to raise per unit prices of power. 

According to sources, APDCL has planned to charge an extra Rs 0.79 per unit in yet another rate increase. 

The increased charges, however, will be in force for three months, from December to February. 

It has come to light that a rate increase has been declared in order to meet the expense of petroleum and energy expenditures.

The situation comes after APDCL acknowledged in September that there were inconsistencies in consumers' monthly power payments, claiming that even though small abnormalities had existed in the past, they had just recently become evident. 

Abhijit Sarma Barua, an APDCL customer relations advisor, had stated to the media at Bijulee Bhawan in Guwahati that the business was ready to accept consumer complaints in that respect. 

Customers were further advised by the power distribution firm to come forward and file complaints if they discovered errors on their bills.

Reportedly, the senior official responded to enquiry by saying that there might be a number of causes for the sudden increase in monthly dues, some of which may include excessive usage of fans and air conditioners (ACs) during the summer, a problem with the metre readings, and so forth. 

He also acknowledged mistakes made by firm personnel, claiming that some of them create invoices based on estimates rather than actual readings from metre boxes. 

He also mentioned that even our own workers' monthly expenditures have increased by almost 10%, according to Barua. The overuse of air conditioners throughout the summer is the main cause of this surge. Overuse of energy is the cause of the increase in general power rates.