India, Jan. 12 -- The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has sought extensive additional financial, technical and operational data from the state's power utilities, signalling closer scrutiny before finalising tariffs.

As of now, the HERC has not set any revised deadline for issuing final tariff orders despite seeking additional data from power utilities. Regulatory experts, however, said delays in submitting the required information could defer tariff finalisation, as the Commission is unlikely to issue orders without fully scrutinising cost, revenue and efficiency claims.

In interim orders, the Commission stated that although public hearings for Haryana Vidyut Prasaran Nigam Limited (HVPN) and Haryana Power Generation Co...