OERC requested to review proceedings to determine the ACoS of electricity for the 2021-22

Three review petitions have been filed with the Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), urging the commission to review power tariff.

The petitions are regarding the proceedings to determine the average cost of supply (ACoS) of electricity for 2021-22. The respondent has filed the petitions on behalf of the state and consumers. These petitions are against the retail supply tariff (RST) order of the four discoms, bulk supply price (BSP) order of GRIDCO Limited and transmission tariff order of Odisha Power Transmission Corporation Limited (OPTCL) issued by the OERC on March 26, 2021. The review petitions seek review of the increased RST by 30 paisa per unit, BSP by 8 paisa per unit and transmission tariffby 3 paisa per unit for the 2021-22.