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OERC announces no hike in power tariff for consumers in Odisha for 2025-26

OERC announces no hike in power tariff for consumers in Odisha for 2025-26

Bhubaneswar, Mar 24 (UNI) The Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC) on Monday announced that there will be no hike in power tariffs for both domestic and commercial consumers in the state for the year 2025-26.
This marks the fourth consecutive year that the OERC has not increased power tariffs for consumers. Last year, however, the OERC reduced the tariff by 10 paise per unit for domestic consumers.
Since 2021-22, there has been no hike in power tariffs in the state, OERC Secretary Priyabatta Pattnaik clarified.

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