India, Jan. 28 -- Although the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company (MSEDCL) has announced it's proposing to reduce the power tariff for residential consumers from April, experts pointed out that those users who consume over 100 units of power per month may have to pay more as the distributor has proposed a hike of 85-99 paise per unit in the energy charge.

According to energy expert Ashok Pendse, the state-owned power distributor has used the so-called fuel adjustment charge (FAC) to hide a rise in energy charge in its new proposal.

MSEDCL, which supplies power to consumers in Mulund, Bhandup, Thane, Navi Mumbai, and the rest of the state, recently submitted a new power tariff proposal to the Maharashtra Electricity Regul...