Power consumers might have to brace for another hefty raise in electricity charges as the power distribution companies have sought a hike in the range of 18 per cent to 27 per cent in tariff petitions submitted to the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).
In the petitions currently being verified by the DERC, the discoms have sought true-up for financial year 2010-11, review and provisional true-up for financial year 2011-12 and multi-year petition for distribution business for the financial year 2012-13 to 2014-15.