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Power challenge: Summer comes at a price for discoms as energy bills soar

Increase in cost has pushed states to seek tariff hike in the range of 15-30%

Shreya Jai Business Standard New Delhi
Costly Summer for Discoms with Demand Surge, Coal Woes
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This summer will be challenging for power distribution companies (discoms) with an unprecedented surge in electricity demand and the cost of energy, largely dependent on coal, going up. Since January,
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First Published: Mar 26 2023 | 6:35 PM IST

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