Even on Day 2 of its submissions against allegations of sending inflated power bills to consumers, the Adani Electricity Mumbai Ltd's distribution company (AEML-D) was not able to answer MERC's basic queries. As a result, the agitated regulator has decided to launch a thorough inquiry into the entire episode. An announcement to this effect is expected today.

Thursday was the second day of interactions AEML-D was having with MERC after it was served a show cause notice on Tuesday. Sources in MERC told mid-day that the company could not even provide the exact number of affected consumers, the reasons for billing exorbitantly despite a marginal increase in tariff, and listing technical or systemic faults that could have caused a hole in the pockets of the consumers.