Power Bills Get Fuel Surcharge From November
Electricity consumers will pay an extra fuel surcharge in November. Bi-monthly billed households face 4 paise per unit, while monthly billed consumers pay 5 paise per unit. The charge is meant to recover extra money spent on buying power in September.
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Context: Power distributors buy electricity from generators, and when purchase costs rise, they can recover the extra money by adding a surcharge to customer bills. Power prices and surcharges can therefore change from one billing cycle to the next.
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