Cost of electricity is \u20b97.02\/unit, but minimum domestic rate is just \u20b94.10\/unit<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only a marginal increase of \u20b90.10 to \u20b90.20 per unit in average domestic tariff<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Overall increase of just 1.89% compared to the previous year<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Raipur\/ The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the electricity tariffs for the financial year 2025\u201326 for Chhattisgarh State Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution Company Limited, and the State Load Dispatch Centre. According to the MD of the Distribution Company, Mr. Bhim Singh Kanwar, the overall tariff hike is just 1.89% compared to last year \u2014 a negligible increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key Points:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agricultural Consumers: While there is a small tariff hike in some categories, the state government will bear the cost, ensuring no added financial burden on farmers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tariff Relief Continued or Enhanced for:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Temporary connections<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tribal areas<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Murmura-Poha processing units<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Printing presses<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Electricity Supply Costs \u20b97.02\/unit to the company, but domestic consumers are charged as low as \u20b94.10\/unit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Low- and middle-income domestic users will see a minimal increase of \u20b90.10\/unit, while other domestic users will see a \u20b90.20\/unit increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Electricity for stay-homes in government-notified Bastar and South Zone Tribal Development Authority and Sarguja and North Zone Development Authority areas will now be billed under domestic tariff categories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For temporary connections under the domestic category, the tariff has been reduced from 1.5x to 1.25x the standard tariff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Naxal-affected districts, to boost mobile communication, mobile towers will receive a 10% energy charge concession.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Agricultural pump sets will face a \u20b90.50\/unit hike, but the state government will cover this cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Non-domestic users will face a \u20b90.25\/unit increase, and the same rate (1.25x) applies to their temporary connections now instead of 1.5x.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Non-subsidized agricultural pump users will see their energy charge concession increased from 20% to 30%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Farmers can continue using up to 100W for lights and fans near agricultural pumps for field protection purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Electric Vehicle Charging Tariff:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Low voltage EV charging: \u20b97.02\/unit (same as average power cost)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
High voltage EV charging: \u20b96.32 per kVAh<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Concessions & Supportive Measures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
10% energy charge concession continues for industries and businesses run by registered women self-help groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A 5% energy charge concession continues for hospitals, nursing homes, and diagnostic centers in rural and tribal development areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Poha and murmura mills now enjoy an increased 10% concession (up from 5%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advance payment discount has been increased from 0.5% to 1.25%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Offset printers and printing press consumers are now reclassified under industrial category instead of non-domestic, which offers lower rates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion:
These new electricity tariffs are balanced and supportive, particularly for agriculture, rural, and tribal segments, and promote overall economic development. The changes are designed to be equitable, affordable, and growth-oriented, making them largely satisfactory and beneficial for priority consumers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Cost of electricity is \u20b97.02\/unit, but minimum domestic rate is just \u20b94.10\/unit Only a marginal increase of \u20b90.10 to \u20b90.20 per unit in average domestic tariff Overall increase of just 1.89% compared to the previous year Raipur\/ The Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the electricity tariffs for the financial year 2025\u201326 for Chhattisgarh …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3226","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-chhattisgarh"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-23 12:02:58","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3226","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3226"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3226\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3227,"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3226\/revisions\/3227"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3226"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3226"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/publiccg.in\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3226"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}