Energy Minister Dr Nitin Raut on Monday said a much-delayed decision of giving 100 units of free electricity and resolving inflated bills during the pandemic will be taken by Diwali. He also said the tariff will be reduced further and Mumbai's increasing requirement catered to without making the city suffer an October 12 like power outage.

However, he did not clarify whether the free electricity will also be extended to the consumers of private and municipal companies in Mumbai. He said the decision was also expected in inflated power bills the consumers received for three months of summer during the lockdown.