Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Power Tariff
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI, BHARAT SINGH

Section 61

The  Appropriate  Commission  shall,  subject  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act, specify the terms and conditions for the determination of tariff, and in doing so, shall be guided by the following, namely:-

- a) the principles and methodologies specified by the Central Commission for  determination of the tariff applicable to generating companies and transmission licensees;
- b) the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity are conducted on commercial principles;
- c) the factors which would encourage competition, efficiency, economical use of the resources, good performance and optimum investments;
- d) safeguarding of consumers' interest and at the same time, recovery of the cost of electricity in a reasonable manner;
- e) the principles rewarding efficiency in performance;
- f) multi year tariff principles;
- g) that the tariff progressively reflects the cost of supply of electricity and also reduces cross-subsidies in the manner specified by the Appropriate Commission;
- h) the  promotion  of  co-generation  and  generation  of  electricity  from renewable sources of energy;
- i) the National Electricity Policy and tariff policy:

Provided that the terms and conditions for determination of tariff under the Electricity  (Supply)  Act,  1948,  the  Electricity  Regulatory  Commission  Act, 1998 and the enactments specified in the Schedule as they stood immediately before the appointed date, shall continue to apply for a period of one year or until  the  terms  and  conditions  for  tariff  are  specified  under  this  section, whichever is earlier.

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ANNEX-I

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PART (a) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  59  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON 23.07.2015 REGARDING POWER TARIFF.

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## Provisions under The Electricity Act, 2003

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTS (b) & (c) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 59 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.07.2015 REGARDING POWER TARIFF.

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## CONSUMER CATEGORYWISE AVERAGE TARIFF, 2013-14 (Paise/Kwh)

| Sl. No.           | State/EDs         | Domestic   | Industrial   |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|--------------|
| I                 | SPUs              |            |              |
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh    | 473.86     | 535.88       |
| 2                 | Assam             | 435        | 537          |
| 3                 | Bihar             | 328.9      | 671.12       |
| 4                 | Chhattisgarh      | 286        | 480.82       |
| 5                 | Gujarat           | 462.05     | 607.9        |
| 6                 | Haryana           | 437.13     | 573.01       |
| 7                 | Himachal Pradesh  | 309.7      | 430.77       |
| 8                 | Jammu & Kashmir   | 181.56     | 340.92       |
| 9                 | Jharkhand         | 236        | 632.24       |
| 10                | Karnataka         | 422.84     | 610.18       |
| 11                | Kerala            | 281.09     | 567.86       |
| 12                | Madhya Pradesh    | 474.7      | 580.61       |
| 13                | Maharashtra       | 524.21     | 771.81       |
| 14                | Meghalaya         | 313.59     | 429.38       |
| 15                | Punjab            | 424.23     | 586.68       |
| 16                | Rajasthan         | 549.6      | 582.25       |
| 17                | Tamil Nadu        | 255.53     | 735.76       |
| 18                | Uttar Pradesh     | 435.06     | 736.35       |
| 19                | Uttarakhand       | 283.16     | 413.46       |
| 20                | West Bengal       | 540.25     | 650.45       |
|                   | Average of SEBs   | 410.55     | 628.11       |
| II.               | EDs               |            |              |
| 1                 | Arunachal Pradesh | 360        | 336.54       |
| 2                 | Goa               | 149.54     | 488.62       |
| 3                 | Manipur           | 256.37     | 257.2        |
| 4                 | Mizoram           | 322.66     | 474.12       |
| 5                 | Nagaland          | 340        | 350.29       |
| 6                 | Pondicherry       | 137.89     | 481.67       |
| 7                 | Sikkim            | 270.06     | 639.98       |
| 8                 | Tripura           | 344        | 518.4        |
| Average of EDs    | Average of EDs    | 230.24     | 479.20       |
| All India Average | All India Average | 407.84     | 625.89       |
| In Rupees /KWh    | In Rupees /KWh    | 4.08       | 6.26         |

Source: Planning Commission, Annual Report 2013-14 Annexure 4.27 (Pg187) Conversion table in $/MWh (Rate US $ = 61)

|          |   Domestic |   Industrial |
|----------|------------|--------------|
| In $/MWh |     66.885 |      102.622 |

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ANNEX REFERRED TO IN PARTS (b) & (c) OF THE STATEMENT LAID IN REPLY TO STARRED QUESTION NO. 59 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 23.07.2015 REGARDING POWER TARIFF.

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## RETAIL ENERGY PRICES IN THE DEVELOPED COUNTRIES IN US DOLLER/UNIT FOR 2014

|   Sr. No. | NAME OF COUNTRY   | Electricity for households (MWh)   | Electricity for industry (MWh)   |
|-----------|-------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Australia         | …                                  | …                                |
|         2 | Austria           | 271.90                             | 141.16                           |
|         3 | Belgium           | 263.77                             | 128.24                           |
|         4 | Canada            | …                                  | …                                |
|         5 | Chile             | 172.34                             | 118.02                           |
|         6 | Czech Republic    | 205.57                             | 148.84                           |
|         7 | Denmark           | 393.93                             | 119.62                           |
|         8 | Estonia           | 174.76                             | 124.85                           |
|         9 | Finland           | 202.27                             | 106.61                           |
|        10 | France            | 193.36                             | 126.02                           |
|        11 | Germany           | 387.63                             | 169.32                           |
|        12 | Greece            | 216.38                             | 141.91                           |
|        13 | Hungary           | 182.01                             | 132.71                           |
|        14 | Ireland           | 292.66                             | 173.32                           |
|        15 | Israel            | 151.62                             | 114.34                           |
|        16 | Italy             | 305.56                             | 321.70                           |
|        17 | Japan             | 242.14                             | 174.23                           |
|        18 | Korea             | 101.42                             | …                                |
|        19 | Luxembourg        | 206.82                             | 106.60                           |
|        20 | Mexico            | 90.85                              | 121.53                           |
|        21 | Netherlands       | 257.20                             | 112.84                           |
|        22 | New Zealand       | …                                  | …                                |
|        23 | Norway            | 148.51                             | 68.71                            |
|        24 | Poland            | 196.30                             | 109.48                           |
|        25 | Portugal          | 279.57                             | 152.06                           |
|        26 | Slovak Republic   | 238.05                             | 179.07                           |
|        27 | Slovenia          | 212.76                             | 125.73                           |
|        28 | Spain             | …                                  | …                                |
|        29 | Sweden            | 233.66                             | 90.43                            |
|        30 | Switzerland       | 203.69                             | 132.55                           |
|        31 | Turkey            | 189.96                             | 146.68                           |
|        32 | United Kingdom    | 228.86                             | 139.78                           |
|        33 | United States     | 121.16                             | 68.20                            |

Source:- Key World Energy statistics 2014 published by International Energy Agency(IEA).

| 34   | India (Conversion US $ = 61 )   | 66.885   | 102.622   |
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