Hyderabad, March 22 -- Despite facing a revenue gap of Rs.9,758 crore, the Telangana government has decided not to increase power tariffs this year.

TGSPDCL chairman and managing director Musharraf Faruqui made this announcement during a public hearing on the corporation's revenue and tariff proposals at the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) headquarters on Thursday.

Faruqui stated that instead of burdening consumers with higher charges, the corporation has requested the state government to cover the shortfall through subsidies.

Highlighting the state's rising power demand, he noted that Telangana recently recorded its highest-ever electricity consumption of 17,162 MW. To manage demand surges, the government has entered into powe...