{"id":6858,"date":"2020-07-17T09:55:46","date_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:55:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=6858"},"modified":"2020-07-17T09:55:46","modified_gmt":"2020-07-17T09:55:46","slug":"bengals-power-minister-receives-exorbitant-electricity-bill-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bengalnewstimes.com\/?p=6858","title":{"rendered":"Bengal\u2019s power minister receives \u2018exorbitant\u2019 electricity bill &#8211; india news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>West Bengal\u2019s power minister Sovan Deb Chatterjee claimed to have received an exorbitant electricity bill of Rs 11,000 on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe power utility might not have checked the meter readings over the past two months. I was shocked when I received a bill amounting to Rs 11,000. This is abnormal and exorbitant. I usually receive bills totaling Rs 7,000 during this time of the year,\u201d said Chatterjee.<\/p>\n<p>Officials of the private power utility said that due to cyclone Amphan and the lockdown, physical meter reading in many parts could not be done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had sent low provisional bill based on regulatory guidelines. We have taken into account the consumption of last six months. As it was winter, the provisional amount was low. The balance has been adjusted,\u201d said a senior official of the power utility.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/tussle-over-bengal-universities-escalates-with-mamata-banerjee-s-attack-on-governor\/story-f2BeERomFWRdm9jw6CHE2J.html\" title=\"Also Read:\u2009Tussle over Bengal universities escalates with Mamata Banerjee\u2019s attack on Governor\">Also Read:\u2009Tussle over Bengal universities escalates with Mamata Banerjee\u2019s attack on Governor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chatterjee said he received multiple calls from people complaining of exorbitant and abnormal bills.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSome even came to my house to meet me. I have already spoken with some senior officials of the power utility,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>A senior official of the power utility said customers have been offered time to pay the bills in three installments. The deadline has also been extended.<\/p>\n<p>While the private power utility supplies electricity to Kolkata and Howrah, the state-run power utility, the West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd (WBSEDCL) caters the remaining districts.<\/p>\n<p>The private power utility had received flak recently for failure to restore supply in many pockets of Kolkata several days after cyclone Amphan hit on May 20. <\/p>\n<p><!--   section:india-news mainSection:india-news-->\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><a href=\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/bengal-s-power-minister-receives-exorbitant-electricity-bill\/story-b2SuMLixcI0bDrytB64H5H.html\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Bengal\u2019s power minister Sovan Deb Chatterjee claimed to have received an exorbitant electricity bill of Rs 11,000 on Thursday. \u201cThe power utility might not have checked the meter readings over the past two months. I was shocked when I received a bill amounting to Rs 11,000. 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