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Express News Service - HYDERABAD
Hyderabad: Cooking has never been so difficult for the urban middle-class housewives who are living on a knife-edge between LPG cylinders and induction stoves in their kitchenettes.
After the central government's decision to limit the supply of subsidised gas refills to six in a year, the urban middle-class has to pay the market price of Rs 950 for each additional gas refill from April.
With the news of withdrawal of subsidy on gas refills, the housewives pinned their hopes on an alternative energy and rushed to their nearest home appliances shop to purchase the latest gadgets like induction cook-tops or electric rice-cookers.
Some of them spent as much as Rs 5,000 on buying induction cook-tops and the vessels used for induction stoves. But, their happiness was short-lived. The state power utilities announced that the non-telescopic billing system would be enforced from April. With this, women are now hesitant to enter kitchens and are in a dilemma whether to use gas or power to cook food, as both are expensive and their supply is unpredictable.
The 2,000 watt induction stove costs anywhere between Rs 4,000 and Rs 5,000. Though some companies lured the public by providing special vessels free of cost, the sale has come down after the power utilities burdened the public with fuel surcharge adjustment (FSA).
"There was a demand for induction stoves some months back. After the hefty power bills, their sales have come down," a dealer in home appliances said.
07th January 2013 02:42 PM
Hyderabad: Cooking has never been so difficult for the urban middle-class housewives who are living on a knife-edge between LPG cylinders and induction stoves in their kitchenettes.
After the central government's decision to limit the supply of subsidised gas refills to six in a year, the urban middle-class has to pay the market price of Rs 950 for each additional gas refill from April.
With the news of withdrawal of subsidy on gas refills, the housewives pinned their hopes on an alternative energy and rushed to their nearest home appliances shop to purchase the latest gadgets like induction cook-tops or electric rice-cookers.
Some of them spent as much as Rs 5,000 on buying induction cook-tops and the vessels used for induction stoves. But, their happiness was short-lived. The state power utilities announced that the non-telescopic billing system would be enforced from April. With this, women are now hesitant to enter kitchens and are in a dilemma whether to use gas or power to cook food, as both are expensive and their supply is unpredictable.
The 2,000 watt induction stove costs anywhere between Rs 4,000 and Rs 5,000. Though some companies lured the public by providing special vessels free of cost, the sale has come down after the power utilities burdened the public with fuel surcharge adjustment (FSA).
"There was a demand for induction stoves some months back. After the hefty power bills, their sales have come down," a dealer in home appliances said.
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Discoms to Incur Losses Despite Rs 25,000 Cr Addl Income
Hyderabad: Discoms are all set to impose a burden of Rs 25,000 on power consumers in the coming year - Rs 13,000 in the form of new tariff and Rs 12,000 as earlier dues of fuel surcharge adjustment (FSA).
However, despite imposing the burden, Discoms are expected to incur huge losses, according to official sources.
PUNCH WITHOUT POWER
Fuel Surcharge Adjustments - Breakdown of `12,000 cr
2008-09 - Rs 1,690 cr
2009-10 - Rs 1,481 cr
2010-11 - Rs 3,957 cr
2011-12 - Rs 2,014 cr
2012-13 - Rs 2,782 cr (two quarters)
Despite the implementation of new tariff from April, Discoms will suffer huge losses.
Projected Revenue Deficit (2013-14):
CPDCL - Rs 487 cr
SPDCL - Rs 2,442 cr
NPDCL - Rs 1,134 cr
EPDCL - Rs 51 cr
How Will it Incur Losses? (In crores)
Annual Revenue Requirement (2013-14) Rs 49,189
Expected Income from Present Tariff Rs 30,582
Subsidy from Government Rs 5,882
Revenue Deficit (Collected Through New Tariff) Rs 12,725
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Increasing Domestic Consumption Leaves Industries Power-starved
Hyderabad: Though power generation across the state has increased, most of the electricity is consumed by the domestic sector, leaving the industries power starved.
This has forced the manufacturing units to purchase power under the Expensive Power Purchase Scheme (EPPS) at `9 or more a unit.
From 2007-08 to 2011-12, the total power generation increased from 62,135 million units to 85,868 million units. For the same period, demand for electricity shot up from 63,135 to 91,663 million units.
Despite the increase in supply, which was not matched by the rise in demand, industries face severe power cuts, due to which most are on the verge of closure.
According to officials, in 2012, domestic consumers used around 18,000 million units of power and the industries, 20,000 million units.
Though a number of industrialists showed an inclination to invest in the state, the grim power situation and EPSS was forcing them to look elsewhere.
Discoms estimate that for 2013-14, the power requirement will be around 1,06,061 million units.
Filling out the Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR), the Discoms informed APERC that they would be able to supply around 1,03,535 million units, pinning the deficit at 2,526 million units.
However, experts refute the claim and say the deficit would be a lot more due to non-availability of water, gas and late completion of AP Generation Corporation power plants.
2007-08 2011-12
Total Power Generation 62,135 85,868 mu
Demand for Electricity 63,135 91,663 mu
That is, the demand increased by 44 per cent as against the increase in supply by 38 per cent in the last five years.
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Discoms to Incur Losses Despite Rs 25,000 Cr Addl Income
Hyderabad: Discoms are all set to impose a burden of Rs 25,000 on power consumers in the coming year - Rs 13,000 in the form of new tariff and Rs 12,000 as earlier dues of fuel surcharge adjustment (FSA).
However, despite imposing the burden, Discoms are expected to incur huge losses, according to official sources.
PUNCH WITHOUT POWER
Fuel Surcharge Adjustments - Breakdown of `12,000 cr
2008-09 - Rs 1,690 cr
2009-10 - Rs 1,481 cr
2010-11 - Rs 3,957 cr
2011-12 - Rs 2,014 cr
2012-13 - Rs 2,782 cr (two quarters)
Despite the implementation of new tariff from April, Discoms will suffer huge losses.
Projected Revenue Deficit (2013-14):
CPDCL - Rs 487 cr
SPDCL - Rs 2,442 cr
NPDCL - Rs 1,134 cr
EPDCL - Rs 51 cr
How Will it Incur Losses? (In crores)
Annual Revenue Requirement (2013-14) Rs 49,189
Expected Income from Present Tariff Rs 30,582
Subsidy from Government Rs 5,882
Revenue Deficit (Collected Through New Tariff) Rs 12,725
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Increasing Domestic Consumption Leaves Industries Power-starved
Hyderabad: Though power generation across the state has increased, most of the electricity is consumed by the domestic sector, leaving the industries power starved.
This has forced the manufacturing units to purchase power under the Expensive Power Purchase Scheme (EPPS) at `9 or more a unit.
From 2007-08 to 2011-12, the total power generation increased from 62,135 million units to 85,868 million units. For the same period, demand for electricity shot up from 63,135 to 91,663 million units.
Despite the increase in supply, which was not matched by the rise in demand, industries face severe power cuts, due to which most are on the verge of closure.
According to officials, in 2012, domestic consumers used around 18,000 million units of power and the industries, 20,000 million units.
Though a number of industrialists showed an inclination to invest in the state, the grim power situation and EPSS was forcing them to look elsewhere.
Discoms estimate that for 2013-14, the power requirement will be around 1,06,061 million units.
Filling out the Aggregate Revenue Requirement (ARR), the Discoms informed APERC that they would be able to supply around 1,03,535 million units, pinning the deficit at 2,526 million units.
However, experts refute the claim and say the deficit would be a lot more due to non-availability of water, gas and late completion of AP Generation Corporation power plants.
2007-08 2011-12
Total Power Generation 62,135 85,868 mu
Demand for Electricity 63,135 91,663 mu
That is, the demand increased by 44 per cent as against the increase in supply by 38 per cent in the last five years.
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