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?
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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. <a href="https://voxya.com/file-consumer-complaint?ref=onlComp">File a Complaint</a> today!
Most Common Issue Reported for Electricity Complaints
Complaints
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS OVER GI SHEET ( Solar UTL and Loom Solar Distributor ) Open
IMPROPER INSTALLATION OF SOLAR PANELS OVER GI SHEET I Bharath Jayanna owner of (M/s ROOF COOLING SOLUTIONS) had ordered the fixation of * UTL Solar ***w solar panels from A*Z Solar Mysore. The same was fixed on our GI Panel sheet at our resi...
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Goods items has damaged delivered (Eapro solar inverter ) Open
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Feb 08, 2024 by Abdul Salam Ansari
Electricity connection rejected because of not paying bribe (Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited) Open
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Sep 14, 2023 by Vinod Yadav
Inflated Past Electricity Bill os Rs (DHBVN) Open
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Jun 25, 2023 by Anubha Sinha
Unable to get Meter load changed from 4 KW to 8 KW (Electricity department UP.) Open
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May 29, 2023 by Santosh Kumar Jayaswal
Service issue (Msedcl) Open
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Apr 01, 2023 by Kiran Said
Faulty product (Noise Rush By Nexxbase) Open
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H8 8mkm (Shopsy and Fhilipkart) Open
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Line sifting not done (Uppcl Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam) Open
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Dec 07, 2022 by Mamata Devi
Refund not credited (power corporation of India) Open
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Electric bill payment problem (jvvnl jaipur vituth vibhag ) Open
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Sep 13, 2022 by Yashwant soni
Regarding complaint of New DG set (Jasvir Mechanical Works Baddi) Open
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Wrong product delivered (Hand Woven Bridal Silks) Open
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Electric bill complaint (JVVNL JAIPUR) Open
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NOT CONNECTING ELECTYRIC CONNECTION FOR TUBEWELL (DVVNL RAJAPUR) Open
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Jul 08, 2022 by NATTHU PRASAD
False Allegation (PVVNL Meerut) Open
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Mar 14, 2022 by Ashish Tomar
Mobile Phone not delivered and refund not sent (Electraapp Com) Open
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Feb 22, 2022 by Gaurav Vivek Soni
Huge electricity bill (Msedcl) Open
I would like to inform you that MSEDCL has come to pay the bill amount of Rs. *****. But my average monthly electricity bill is less than Rs ***/- However, a huge bill has come from MSEDCL and the company has removed the electricity meter from...
Jan 19, 2022 by chetan chandrakant khanolkar
New Electric Connection not provided and Application rejected after 1 month (Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Limited) Open
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Nov 15, 2021 by Kawal Kumar
Inflated billing (MAHADISCOM) Open
We have received inflated bill in month of July ****, where the Electricity company charged us **** units. We usually get bills worth *** units except summer months where unit consumption can increase upto **** units as per our electricity cons...
Jul 11, 2021 by Subhash Ingle
56m 2 gg g 8m g (Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Uttar Pradesh) Closed
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Jun 16, 2024 by Anshul Saxena
Warranty prodact (Khaitan (INDIA) Ltd) Closed
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May 15, 2024 by Ananta Gogoi
Replacement or Repair (Okaya EV) Closed
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Bill adhik ane (paschim vidhut kampani m.p.) Closed
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Jun 26, 2023 by kamal
Refund my meter rent and discontinued my meter rent due to alredy paid full meter charges (Tpcodl) Closed
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May 20, 2023 by MANORANJAN RAUTARAY
Refund not credited (Flipkart) Closed
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Apr 18, 2023 by DhanaLakshmi Madarapu
Mb 0g2b 2 gm6 0 05g g m0 g (JDVVNL JODHPUR SUBDIVISION CHITALWANA (3303340) DIST JALORE RAJASTHAN PIN CODE 343041) Closed
(M/B *G*B ,?*@ (GM*( *G$A &?. ** MB,* **** K ...
Feb 26, 2023 by SURATI DEVI WO THAKARA RAM KHILERY
Complaint not attend (Upcl uttrakhand) Closed
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Jan 31, 2023 by Deepak Purohit
Refund not received (Sbpdcl) Closed
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Dec 10, 2022 by rajKumar Prasad
APC schneider Electric Easy UPS make my life tough (Schneider Electric India Private Limited) Closed
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Sep 28, 2021 by K. Nagalakshhmi
HIGH AND FAULTY BILL GIVEN (Mahavitran Maharashtra State Electricity Board) Closed
MAHAVITRAN/MSEDCL HAVE GIVEN ME A VERY HIGH AND FAULTY BILL FOR THIS MONTH. THEY HAVE GIVEN A BILL OF ****RS. MY AVERAGE BILLING AMOUNT IS ****-****RS. THIS IS A HIGH AND A FAULTY BILL. REQUESTING MAHAVITRAN/MSEDCL TO ONCE CHECK MY METER AND TH...
Apr 11, 2021 by Mahendra Bindra
Wrong billing of electricity by sbpcl (South Bihar electricity department) Closed
Dear sir, my consumer I'd is ************ and bill no is ******************. SBPDCL has billed for the amount of *****.**. I have made agreement for supply of electricity in Aug ****. Since, four years electricity department did not send any me...
Mar 23, 2021 by Sanjeev
High electricity bill (Adani Electricity Mumbai) Closed
Abnormal Electricity bills from Adani Electricity against Consumer Account No.*********. Even I have paid my all electricity bill in lockdown also, after lockdown the I have received Rs ***** my * month bill and after lot of complain they are ...
Oct 05, 2020 by Farman Salmani
Electric department (Uttar Pradesh Electricity Board (UPEB)) Closed
My electric bill is not correct this happens for last * months...
Aug 18, 2020 by Rita devi
Faulty electricity bill by CESU and TATA and non responsive attitude to wards the correction of the (Central electricity supply utility of odisha) Closed
That, on dated **.*. **** CESU replaced the old electric reading meter (Srl. No. ******* ) with a new one (Srl. No. ********)of Surendra kumar Sahoo, consumer number ******** of Lathipadha village, under Subdivision Itamat, Division, Nayagarh. ...
Aug 17, 2020 by Surendra kumar Sahoo
Pay my electicity bill today Cash debited from my credit card but not reflected on bill payment (Kerala electricity board) Closed
I try to pay my electricity bill but the payment was debited from my credit card and not reflected on my bill...
Aug 17, 2020 by Akhil RL
Excess electricity bill (BEST Electricity) Closed
Excess Electricity Bill...
Aug 16, 2020 by Ms Deputy engr housing electrical
Electric Problem (PGVCL) Closed
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Aug 15, 2020 by Neel Makadia
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