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Sampat Singh hits out at Haryana power firms over Rs 1,134-crore recovery bid
Sampat Singh hits out at Haryana power firms over Rs 1,134-crore recovery bid
Former Haryana finance minister Sampat Singh on Friday accused power distribution companies of trying to recover Rs 1,134 crore from consumers under the guise of tariff adjustments. The INLD leader alleged that…
The Story in Brief
Former Haryana finance minister Sampat Singh on Friday accused power distribution companies of trying to recover Rs 1,134 crore from consumers under the guise of tariff adjustments. The INLD leader alleged that the utilities want the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission to exempt them from a 47-paise-per-unit fuel surcharge for 2025-26, and instead spread the recovery over later years. Singh claimed that of the demanded amount, Rs 950 crore (84%) arises from court orders. He pointed to the discoms' accumulated losses of Rs 27,915 crore and outstanding borrowings of Rs 27,248 crore as proof of mismanagement. Singh also questioned a Rs 1,300-crore payment made to Sikkim Urja Limited in October 2025, alleging no power was supplied and no chief minister's approval was obtained.
The Indian Opinion
This is a familiar script: a utility cries poor and seeks tariff relief, then a politician cries foul. Both sides may be right. Haryana's discoms do carry alarming debt, but they also chose to delay fuel surcharge adjustments earlier. The real test is whether the HERC, while hearing this plea, will force the utilities to first show concrete steps to cut their own waste and collect pending dues before asking consumers to bail them out.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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