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Chennai, Nov. 28 The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved, with changes, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board’s petition to levy penalty on industrial and commercial consumers for excess energy consumption and exceeding energy demand.

According to an official press release, the TNERC has moderated the excess demand and energy charges proposed by the electricity board.

The regulatory commission has said that the TNEB can charge Rs 900/KVA for excess demand by HT industrial and HT commercial consumers.

For excess consumption, the TNEB can charge Rs 10.50 a unit for HT industrial consumers and Rs 15 a unit for HT commercial. LTCT industrial consumers will be charged Rs 14.10 a unit and LTCT commercial Rs 17.40 a unit.

The TNEB had hoped to levy high excess charges at Rs 1,500 a KVA for HT industrial and commercial consumers; Rs 14 a unit for HT industrial; Rs 20 a unit for HT commercial; Rs 18.80 a unit for LTCT industrial; and Rs 23.20 for LTCT commercial consumers, the release said.

The excess demand and energy consumption charges take effect from today (November 28).

The order by the TNERC follows a petition filed by the TNEB to impose restriction and control measures on the industrial and commercial consumers in the light of a severe shortage of power supply. The State Government had asked the electricity board to ensure that the industrial and commercial segments cut back on power consumption.

According to official statistics, the State is facing a 1,700 MW shortage of power against a peak demand of over 9,200 MW over the last few months. The normal hour demand is about 8,400 MW while the power available is about 6,800 MW resulting in a shortage of about 1,600 MW. The shortage has been attributed to reduced output from hydel power sources and a sharp drop in supply from the Central power utilities.

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