The Nagpur Residential Hotels Association (NRHA) has strongly condemned the current electricity tariff regime and Time-of-Day (ToD) regulations, terming them “grossly unfair, irrational, and anti-industry,” pushing the hospitality sector into severe financial distress. NRHA President Tejinder Singh Renu stated that hoteliers across Nagpur invested heavily in solar energy systems in good faith, based on the policies and agreements with MSEDCL at the time. Electricity bills of hotels have surged by a staggering 110% following the change in ToD timings, despite almost identical consumption levels. Even more concerning is that instead of receiving fair compensation, hoteliers are being charged Rs 1.92 per unit for the electricity they themselves generate, he added.

 

This issue was discussed at length during an executive body meeting held at Hotel Pritam. Thereafter NRHA has urged the State Government and MERC to immediately intervene, by classifying hotels under the industrial category and ToD hours be separately defined for the hospitality sector to enable night-time solar utilization, ideally from 10 pm to 12 noon. NRHA emphasised that aligning such reforms with Tourism Policy 2024 will ensure a fair, practical, and growth-oriented solution, benefiting both MSEDCL and the hospitality industry while safeguarding the future of renewable energy adoption. NRHA executive body meeting was attended by Prakash Trivedi – IPP, Deepak Khurana and Afzal Mitha – Vice Presidents, Vinod Joshi – Treasurer, Vishal Jaiswal and Nitin Mehta – Joint Secretaries, Executive Body Members Dr. Ganesh Gupta, Vijay Chaurasia, Sharique Hafiz, Ajay Jaiswal, Chandrakant Chaurasia, Rajesh Dharmik and Amit Mudliar.