Electricity Bill Hike: On using 401 units to 500 units, the electricity consumer will have to pay the bill at the rate of Rs 6.45 per unit, up from Rs 6.15. On the other hand, on using 501 units to 600 units of electricity, the bill will have to be paid at the rate of Rs 8.55, up from Rs 8.15.
Electricity Bill Hike in Tamil Nadu: There has been a huge increase in electricity prices in Tamil Nadu. The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has announced a hike of 4.83 per cent for domestic and all other consumers. TNERC said that this increase in the state has been done according to Consumer Price Inflation (CPI). The new tariff order will be effective from July 1 this year. The commission said that this step has been taken to compensate for the increasing financial losses in the last few years.
A release from the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) said that as per the revised tariff, there has been an increase of between Rs 5 and Rs 40 in various categories for domestic consumers. All opposition parties including Pattali Makkal Kachchi and Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam have opposed the tariff revision.
How much bill will have to be paid now?
According to the new increased rates, now those who use electricity from 0 to 400 units will have to pay the bill at the rate of Rs 4.80 instead of Rs 4.60. Apart from this, if the electricity is used from 401 units to 500 units, then the electricity consumer will have to pay the bill at the rate of Rs 6.45 per unit, increased from Rs 6.15. On the other hand, if electricity is used from 501 units to 600 units, then the bill will have to be paid at the rate of Rs 8.55, increased from Rs 8.15.
According to the increased prices, now if electricity is used from 601 to 800 units, then the bill will have to be paid at the rate of Rs 9.65 instead of Rs 9.20. Along with this, if electricity is used from 801 units to 1,000 units, then the bill will have to be paid at the rate of Rs 10.70 instead of Rs 10.20. Whereas for more than 1,000 units, payment will have to be made at the rate of Rs 11.80.
Know the important points
- Free electricity up to 100 units for all domestic consumers and subsidies for handloom, agriculture and places of worship among others will continue.
- For 63 lakh domestic consumers using up to 200 units of electricity for two months, the hike will be a maximum of Rs 5 per month.
- For 35 lakh domestic consumers consuming up to 300 units for two months, the new tariff will be a maximum of Rs 15 per month.
- For domestic consumers consuming 400 units and 500 units for two months, the revised tariff will be Rs 25 and Rs 40 per month respectively.
