Baijal’s nod to compensation for unscheduled power cuts
Delhiites will now be compensated for the unscheduled power cuts as lieutenantgovernor Anil Baijal on Thursday approved the AAP government’s proposal mandating an hourly compensation of ` 100 to consumers in case of unscheduled power cuts. With the L- G’s approval, Delhi will become the first city in the country to have a policy to compensate consumers for unscheduled outages.
The proposal to compensate consumers for unscheduled outages by power discoms in the national capital was approved by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal a few days ago and was sent for the L- G’s approval. “Approved proposal for issue of policy directions regarding payment of compensation to consumers in case of power failure,” Mr Baijal tweeted.
As per the proposed policy, power discoms will have to pay their consumers for unscheduled power cuts, after first hour, at an hourly rate of ` 100. Under the policy, discoms will be exempt from paying penalty in the first hour of an unscheduled power cut. For the next hour, consumers will be paid ` 50, after which compensation will be paid at a rate of ` 100 per hour.
The first hour exemption from penalty will be available once a day for the discoms.
The compensation earned by the consumers will be adjusted against their monthly power bill.
In case, the compensation is not paid by the discoms, the consumers can lodge a complaint with the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Authority.