Buy inverter or bear back-up cost: Discom

  • | Tuesday | 11th December, 2018

“Moreover, we have already paid about Rs 20,000 for each kilowatt for the back-up connection at the time of possession. We are concerned about whether we will get the money back,” he added.NPCL spokesperson Sarnath Ganguly said that buying inverters or giving up back-up connection was a choice of the residents completely. However, residents have pointed out that they paid up about Rs 20,000 for each kilowatt (KW) for back-up connection upon possession of the flat and questioned whether they would get back their money if they opted for inverters.Vikas Kumar, a resident of Panchsheel Greens society, told TOI that “they are being asked to deposit Rs 60,000-Rs 70,000 by builders”. NOIDA: With residents crying foul over the “high charges” cited by some builders for conversion from single to multi-point connections, officials from Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) have said that flat owners should agree to pay the charges only when the amount is approved by the power discom.In a meeting between NPCL officials and around 200 residents from Greater Noida (west) societies, including Gaur City 1 and 2, Cherry County, Panchsheel Greens, La Residentia, Galaxy Vega and Palm Olympia on Saturday, the latter were also given an option of avoiding the overhaul to separate the main connection from the back-up connection by either buying inverters or paying the cost for separating the back-up connection from the main connection.

NOIDA: With residents crying foul over the “high charges” cited by some builders for conversion from single to multi-point connections, officials from Noida Power Company Limited (NPCL) have said that flat owners should agree to pay the charges only when the amount is approved by the power discom.In a meeting between NPCL officials and around 200 residents from Greater Noida (west) societies, including Gaur City 1 and 2, Cherry County, Panchsheel Greens, La Residentia, Galaxy Vega and Palm Olympia on Saturday, the latter were also given an option of avoiding the overhaul to separate the main connection from the back-up connection by either buying inverters or paying the cost for separating the back-up connection from the main connection. However, residents have pointed out that they paid up about Rs 20,000 for each kilowatt (KW) for back-up connection upon possession of the flat and questioned whether they would get back their money if they opted for inverters.Vikas Kumar, a resident of Panchsheel Greens society, told TOI that “they are being asked to deposit Rs 60,000-Rs 70,000 by builders”. “Moreover, we have already paid about Rs 20,000 for each kilowatt for the back-up connection at the time of possession. We are concerned about whether we will get the money back,” he added.NPCL spokesperson Sarnath Ganguly said that buying inverters or giving up back-up connection was a choice of the residents completely.

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