Electricity Complaints
Electricity is one of the greatest gifts to mankind. Nowadays, it is required for all purposes and without which our lives would be nearly impossible. All the houses in India are equipped with a meter which generates every month’s bill. We pay the amount as per the meter reading to the government every month for unlimited usage of electricity.
However, many times people have complained that their electricity bill was generated twice as high. There have been many incidents regarding the same where the electricity bill of people has been more than 1 crore and for which they have gone to court and their cases are still pending.
The most common electricity complaints made by consumers include:
- Wrong bill issued
- Electricity was disconnected
- Electricity load not given as per rule
- Frequent power cuts etc.
So what should a consumer do if he has electricity complaint especially electricity bill complaint?
How to resolve Electricity Complaints in India?
First and foremost we should calculate the units consumed in the bill and compare it with the previous months unit. If the unit are round about the same it means that the costs might have gone up.
Secondly if you find out that this unit is quite different from the units of the previous months you should check the meter reading. Since the meter reading is done manually there is less margin for error. Once you have done the above mentioned steps try closing the power mains and see if the meter dial moves or not, because, if it does then it indicates a broken meter.
Also, you should check if any other wires that don’t belong to you are connected to your meter. This is quite prevalent in India and is known as ‘Electricity Theft’.
Finally, check the wiring in your house and if it seems old it maybe time to be replace it with a new one as it will cause leakages. If on carrying out the above mentioned steps you still can’t find any abnormality then you should file a complaint at your Electricity Department and tell them about the electricity bill issue.
For frequent power cuts and electricity being disconnected altogether you should file a complaint at your Electricity Department too. However, if they are unwilling to resolve the issue in, both the cases, you will have to file a complaint at the nearest Consumer Forum. We at Voxya help in approaching the consumer forum by sending legal notice and preparing the case documents. File a Complaint today!
Most Common Issue Reported for Electricity Complaints
Complaints
High voltage electricity supply (Jaipur Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited) Open
I live in sector * of N.E.B Extension, Near Transport Nagar Alwar. Yesterday night around **:** pm a sudden supply of very high voltage electricity caused the several damages in our household appliances including our R.O system and kitchen chim...
Jun 01, 2019 by Prashant Kumar Gupta
Electricity customer care never work (Pspcl Punjab State Power Corporation Limited) Open
Electricity customer care never works. It's the contact no *********** or ****. I called them **** times, all the times this says call again later. Pathetic customer care service....
May 31, 2019 by Rajesh
Unfair Electric Bill (DHBVN G26 Gurgaon) Open
In March month I received ***** INR bill. Which added Sundry charges and allowances (*****). I don't know why they added. I already complain to DHBVN. But I don't know complaint are solved without any reason. I already paid bill because I don't...
May 28, 2019 by Gopal Gautam
Electricity bill got after due date (Msedcl) Open
The company have given me an electricity bill by email after the due date. Bill due date is ** May **** and company had to give me the bill by email on ** May ****....
May 21, 2019 by Mangesh BHANUDAS tale
Multiple power cuts due to improper connection (Tsspdcl) Open
We reside at Hasthipuram South. When it was mandatory to change the normal meter to biometric meter the service people changed the meter which was inside the home at that time. But after changing they haven't fixed properly the connection and l...
May 16, 2019 by Satya Narayana
Erroneous electricity bill (North Bihar Power Distribution Company Limited ) Open
I am receiving erroneous electricity bill without taking in consideration of actual electricity bill. I tried to sort out the matter at Kuchaikot subdivision but they are not listening to my complaint. I work outside Bihar and my father is very...
May 13, 2019 by Nirmala devi
Gharelu bijli ka bill bahut jayada aa raha hai (Avvnl) Open
Ghar Ka light bill jayada aa raha tha. Maine meter ki lab testing ki application diya tha. Inhone meter change kar diya. Purane meter ko jala diya. Abhi bol rahe hai ki us meter ki testing nahi ho sakti. Mai ***** se jayada bill jama Kar chuka ...
May 07, 2019 by Sanjay Kumar poonia
Excessive electricity bill (Pspcl Ludhiana) Open
My electricity bill never exceeded Rs. ****/- that too when the bill is sent for more than ** days. But in May **** they have sent me a bill of Rs.*****, that too for ** days showing consumption of **** units in just ** days....
May 02, 2019 by Gurinder Singh
Regarding new electricity connection (Pspcl) Open
I want a new temporary electricity connection but the electricity board refused to give me a connection. They are harassing me about a month. They said that electricity lines are passing from your construction but it was far away from my constr...
Apr 23, 2019 by Sat naryan Singh
Regarding electricity bill (MPMKVVCL) Open
The electricity bill is not given correctly. The electricity meter is faulty not changed after complaint and a reminder to JE and EE, MCPKVVCL, Basoda. Only my mother is living at this home * fan, * CFL and a motor for water is operated. But th...
Apr 21, 2019 by Krishna Kant
Unexpected shocking electricity bill (Uttarakhand power corporation Limited) Open
Persistent harassment due to the shocking electricity bill of small *bhk rented flat (NON-AC) last * months Rs **,***. No solution from Uttarakhand Power Corporation Ltd. Bolt from the blue meter usage **** units while average around *** units....
Apr 15, 2019 by Saikat Mandal
Discontinuation of electricity for long hours since past few days (Tsspdcl) Open
I am writing to draw your attention that since a few days the power is being cut for a long hour i.e. *-* hours minimum. In this hot summer which is very much painful and I have a patient in the home who is suffering a lot for this discontinuat...
Apr 14, 2019 by Nibedita Nandi
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