Summary:
A fight between the Indian Railways and the state electricity body that is taking an ugly turn. The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) earlier this month passed an order asking the Railways to pay CSS. The CSS is a surcharge that big industries, commercial units (including railways) etc pay to power distributing companies; who are charged higher tariffs. In this case, Indian Railways is a giant who for years has been a major consumer," said a power expert. The Indian Railways, on the other hand, have decided to take this issue ahead..