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Telangana: Tariff fixed for power from waste

The tariff for plants whose commercial operation date is declared during the 2016-17 and 2018-19 is Rs 5.90 per unit.

Hyderabad: The TS Electricity Regulatory Commission has released the tariff order for power produced by municipal so-lid waste-based plants.

The tariff for plants whose commercial operation date is declared during the 2016-17 and 2018-19 is Rs 5.90 per unit. The tariff for refuse derived fuel-based power plants is Rs 7.07 per unit in 2016-17 and Rs 7.40 with 5 pert cent fuel escalation clause in 2018-19. These tariffs are in tune with the guidelines issued by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Representatives of waste to energy plants said that they had wanted Rs 7 per unit of energy. The TSERC said that it had had engaged KPMG as an independent consultant to arrive at the tariff.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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