Delhi residents may have to pay more for electricity this year. Here’s whyElectricity bills in Delhi are set to rise as the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) has ordered the recovery of nearly Rs 38,552 c...
21 Apr, 2026, 01.46 PM IST
Electricity likely to cost more in Delhi; APTEL orders to start liquidation of discom dues in 3 weeksDelhi's electricity bills are set to increase. The Appellate Tribunal for Electricity has ordered the Delhi power regulator to start recove...
20 Apr, 2026, 10.15 PM IST
Delhi discoms petition DERC, cite revenue gap to seek tariff hike: SourcesThe true-up petitions from the discoms basically reconcile projected versus actual expenses. These show a substantial standalone revenue ga...
31 May, 2023, 08.25 PM IST
Delhi Discoms approach HC over DERC-issued regulationsThe matter is sub judice so nothing can be said officially said a top DERC official seeking anonymity. The Business Plan Regulations when i...
29 May, 2023, 12.27 AM IST
DERC directs power discom NDMC to pay licence fee, late payment charge since 2003-04The national capital's power regulator DERC has directed the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), a deemed power distribution licensee, to p...
27 Jan, 2023, 08.12 PM IST
Discoms looking for new revenue streamsAs per the draft regulations floated by DERC, the power utilities may be allowed to retain up to 60% of the revenue earned from other busin...
14 Sep, 2016, 05.53 PM IST
Now, discoms will pay you if they fail to fix outages in timeLast week, the Delhi government had directed DERC, under section 108 of the Electricity Act, to finalise penalties in the regulations withi...
31 May, 2016, 11.10 AM IST
Congress takes credit for roll back of Delhi's power tariff hikeDPCC Chief Arvinder Singh Lovely alleged that BJP at the Centre had "forced" the regulator DERC to raise prices under pressure from corpora...
14 Nov, 2014, 08.58 PM IST
Delhi government's move illegal: Reliance Infra-backed BSES discomsReliance Infra-backed BSES discoms today criticised Delhi Government for recommending to power regulator DERC to revoke their licenses, say...
04 Feb, 2014, 08.48 PM IST
Delhi's power regulator DERC to appoint agency for testing of faulty metersDelhi's power regulator DERC has decided to appoint an "independent" agency within a month to carry out testing of electricity meters.
04 Aug, 2013, 11.34 AM IST
Power tariff to come down in Delhi for low-end consumersAmid widespread anger against hike in electricity bills, Delhi's power regulator DERC today made adjustments in the tariff structure which ...
22 Oct, 2012, 11.14 PM IST
DERC penalises Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd for not provinding power connectionDERC has imposed a penalty on TPDDL for failing to provide electricity connection to a consumer within the prescribed time limit of 30 days.
23 Sep, 2012, 12.08 PM IST
- DERC penalises Tata Power Distribution Ltd for violations
Tata Power had been fined for committing violations like wrong assessment of a consumer's electricity bill & snapping of supply.
26 Aug, 2012, 10.57 AM IST
- BSES discoms question DERC findings on audit discrepencies
BYPL and BRPL have contested findings of Delhi's power regulator DERC which had detected certain 'discrepancies' in their audit
31 Jan, 2012, 10.36 PM IST
- Power bills set to surge in Delhi as BSES Rajdhani, BSES Yamuna and NDPL claim huge losses
The summer is likely to get hotter. Get ready to pay a fatter power bill because the regulator, DERC, is working out past dues owed to powe...
14 Jun, 2011, 12.01 PM IST
- DERC to educate consumers on tariff, speculation rises on possible power bill hike
At a time, when there is a raging debate on tariff fixation, regulator DERC has decided to educate consumers on how the tariff is determine...
25 Apr, 2011, 09.52 AM IST
- DERC writes to discoms, rejecting their demand for tariff hike
The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission also sent a letter to the government, believed to be sympathetic to the demands by the discoms,...
31 May, 2010, 08.38 PM IST