Although the Delhi government has often blamed the city state’s higher power tariff on the three privately-owned power distribution companies (discoms), power manufacturing cost at its own generation companies has doubled in the last five years, which has forced discoms to reduce their purchase from these plants, an audit report by the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) said. The report was tabled in Parliament recently. Power generation in Delhi is entrusted to Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited (IPGCL) and Pragati Power Corporation Limited (PPCL). CAG said that from FY2012 to FY2016, the cost of generation at IPGCL more than doubled to R10.45/unit, while at PPCL, it increased from R3.05/unit to R6.00/unit.
