New Delhi, March 24 -- Delhi Power Minister Ashish Sood on Monday indicated a potential rise in electricity prices, attributing it to a Rs 27,000 crore debt left by the previous AAP government with power distribution companies (Discoms) through the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC).

Responding to a question by AAP MLA Imran Hussain in the Delhi Assembly on the expected increase in electricity tariffs, Sood stated that Discoms are authorised to hike rates to recover the outstanding amount.

He noted that during the previous government's tenure, the Delhi High Court had directed DERC to issue a tariff order, but the administration failed to safeguard public interests.

"The previous government has left a debt of Rs 27 thousand...