CHENNAI: The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) on Friday admitted a petition from the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) seeking revision of electricity tariff. For domestic consumers, a tariff hike ranging from 20 to 171 per cent is proposed and the current seven slab system has been reclassified as a four-tier plan.Presently, for 0-50 unit consumption, domestic users pay `1.10 a unit out of which 45 paise is subsidy. For 51-100 units, `1.30 is charged and 55 paise is subsidy. Now, the EB wants this to be revised to `3 per unit with a subsidy component of `1.50 a unit. Also, for the 0-100 unit slab, a fixed charge of `40 has been proposed. Presently, there is no fixed fee for this segment of consumers. Fixed charges are for maintenance of distribution network, including transformers. The proposal takes the hike to 100 per cent for those using between 51 and 100 units and who now pay 75 paise per unit. The hike would be 130 per cent for people using between 0-50 units, who presently pay 65 paise a unit. If the fixed fee component is also taken, the hike will be 171 per cent for this particular category. For users consuming between 100 and 600 units, the fixed charges has been proposed to become `40 from the present `10. For 100-200 unit category, the hike will be 33 per cent. For the 200-500 unit range, it will be 40 per cent. For those using 601 units and above, it will be 20 per cent without taking into account the rise in fixed charges.The commission has asked the power authorities to correct certain mismatches and errors in its tariff petition and upload the revision sought in its official website. The TNERC will hold public hearings besides consulting stakeholders before deciding on the hike sought by the TANGEDCO. The new tariff order is likely to come into force after completing the consultative and scrutiny process, which is likely to take at least four to five months.
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