There is good news for 10 lakh power consumers residing in south and central Mumbai, and bad news for those staying in suburbs. The power bills of 10 lakh consumers of BEST will come down by 6-8 per cent while that of 33 lakh odd consumers of Adani and Tata will pay up to 2 per cent more, starting September. This was announced as per the orders approved by Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) on September 12. The MERC has decided to raise the power rates for domestic as well as agricultural consumers all across the state except south Mumbai. While addressing a press conference at his Colaba office, MERC chairman Anand Kulkarni informed the media that people of south Mumbai would pay less on power bills. These people stay between Colaba and Mahim/Sion. “We had to increase power rates where it was inevitable,” said Kulkarni. “Both Tatas and Adani (formerly Reliance Infrastructure) have also bought costlier power which is partly responsible for the hike. With this, the real competition shall begin and people can hope for cheaper electricity,” said an MERC official. There are 1.88 crore residential meters catering to a population of around 8 to 9 crore. These domestic consumers would be paying Rs 8.95 per unit as against existing Rs 8.74 per unit. The power utility MSEDCL is responsible for power supply to rest of Maharashtra. THE TARRIF There are 1.88 crore residential meters catering to 8 to 9 crore population. They would be paying Rs 8.95 per unit as against existing Rs 8.74 per unit.

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