Mumbai, March 30 -- March 30 :Around 3.16 crore consumers of the state public distribution company Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) or (Mahavitaran) will have to shell out less towards the power tariff from 2025-26 to 2029-30.

The power regulator Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) in its order released late Friday night has approved tariff reduction of 10 per cent in FY 2025-26 and cumulative reduction of 16 per cent by FY 2029-30 vis-a-vis existing tariff (including Fuel Adjustment Cost), as against Mahavitaran's claim for 0 per cent revision in FY 2025-26 and reduction of 3.6 per cent by FY 2029-30.

This was done with a projected revenue surplus of Rs 44,481 crore and the correspondin...