ECC has abolished ‘peak hours’ electricity rates for industries by according approval, in principle, to the proposed amendment in the SROs for both the DISCOs and K-Electric to charge ‘off peak’ hour rates from Nov’20-Jun’21. The ECC meeting considered the Power Division’s case for abolishment of time-of-use tariff scheme for industrial consumers to spur industrial activity in the midst of Covid-19 pandemic by removing the distinction between the current system of peak and off-peak hours as a part of industrial support package.
4/12/2020