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No human review is claimed.", "governmentOrderCoverage": "G.O.(Ms) No.50, Energy Department, 10 May 2026, is expressly implemented and quoted by TNERC Order 5/2026; a separate original GO copy has not been obtained.", "documents": [ { "id": "tariff-2025", "title": "TNERC Order 6 of 2025 (30 June 2025)", "url": "https://www.tnpdcl.org/static/tnpdcl/assets/files/tariff/2025/TO062025/TO62025.pdf", "pages": [ 34 ], "effectiveFrom": "2025-07-01", "sha256": "efc5a4600d4319bc81565a0001540fd2f5f5301461f9e61d5ec0f345acdf31c4", "fetchedAt": "2026-10-19T20:47:37.442Z", "passages": [ { "page": 34, "text": "Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd.(TNPDCL) Tariff Order, 2025 \nPage 34 \nTNERC – T.O.No. 6 of 2025, Dt.30-06-2025 \nof previous financial year)/ CPI of April of previous financial year) or 6%\nwhichever is lower) with effect from 1st July of respective financial year. \nm. Electricity Duty/Tax on Electricity shall be levied in addition to the tariffs\napproved by the Commission, and in accordance with the Government of\nTamil Nadu stipulations from time to time. The rate and the reference number\nof the Government Resolution/ Order under which the Electricity Duty/Tax\non Electricity are applied shall be stated in the consumer s‟ energy bills. A \ncopy of such Resolution / Order shall be hosted in the Distribution Licensee‟s \nwebsite. \n3.2.2 Low Tension Tariff I-A : (Domestic, Multi-tenements, Old age homes,\nHandlooms) \nFor FY 2025-26 \nTariff \nRange in kWh (units) and \nbilling period (one or two \nmonths) \nFY 202 5 - 2 6 \n(Commission Determined Tariff) \nFixed Charges \n(Rupees per \nkW per month) \nEnergy charges \nin paise/kWh \nLow Tension \nTariff I - A * \nFrom 0 to 200 units per month or \n0 - 400 units for two months \nNil \n4 95 \nFrom 201 units to 250 units per \nmonth or 401 units to 500 units \nfor two months \n6 65 \nFrom 251 units to 300 units per \nmonth or 501 units to 600 units \nfor two months \n8 80 \nFrom 301 units to 400 units per \nmonth or 601 units to 800 units \nfor two months \n9 95 \nFrom 401 units to 500 units per \nmonth or 801 units to 1000 units \nfor two months \n1 105 \nFrom 501 units and above per \nmonth or 1001 units and above for \ntwo months \n1 215 \n*To be partly subsidised by the Government \nFor FY 2026-27 \nThe applicable tariff (both fixed and energy charge) for FY 2025-26 shall undergo an\ninflation based adjustment, as per para 6.2.1.m. of T.O.No.7 of 2022 dt.09.09.2022. The\nrevision will be effective from 01 st July of 2026 of the control period. " } ] }, { "id": "subsidy-4-2026", "title": "TNERC Order 4 of 2026 (27 April 2026)", "url": "https://www.tnerc.tn.gov.in/Orders/files/TO-Order%20No%20280420261156.pdf", "pages": [ 5, 6 ], "effectiveFrom": "2026-04-01", "sha256": "1eb20727bfa8bba5133c5d1a7579af80e42eac92c7400be52810f952f44fae00", "fetchedAt": "2026-10-19T20:47:37.442Z", "passages": [ { "page": 5, "text": "5 \nb) No tariff hike to the Cottage and Micro Industries consumers (LT \n3A(1). \nc) No tariff hike to the Powerloom consumers (LT IIIA(2) \nd) No tariff hike to the Industries consumers upto 50kW (LT IIIB) \ne) No hike in energy cha rges upto 500 units bimonthly for \nMiscellaneous/General purpose consumers(LT V). \n(4) The Commission has considered the following facts while\ndetermining the Subsidy payable by GoTN: \n(i) The subsidy rates as issued in the Government’s Letter (Ms.) No. \n4488/D3/2024-1, dated 05-07-2024 of Energy (C2) Department,\nGoTN. \n(ii) The GoTN, vide letter Nos.5434/D3/2024, dated 04-12-2024 and\nLr.No.4097/D3/2025, dated 30-09-2025 declared tariff subsidy for\neach of consumer categories separately on per unit basis in\nconsonance with standard operating procedure prescribed by\nMinistry of Power. The details of per unit subsidy are as follows: \nCategory Slab Subsidy/Unit \nDomestic (IA) Upto 500 units \n0 – 100 units (bimonthly) \nRs.4.95/unit. \n101 – 200 units (bimonthly) Rs.2.60/unit. \n201-300 units Rs.0.25/unit \n301-400 units Rs. 0.25/unit \n401-500 units Rs. 0.35/unit \nAbove 500 units \n0-100 units (bimonthly) \nRs.4.95/unit. \n101-200 Rs.0.25/unit " }, { "page": 6, "text": "6 \n201 - 300 Rs.0.25 /unit \n301 - 400 Rs.0.25 /unit \n401 - 500 Rs. 0.35 /unit \n501 - 600 Rs. 0.40 /unit \n601 - 800 Rs. 0.50 /unit \n801 - 1000 Rs. 0.55 /unit \nAbove 1000 Rs. 0.60 /unit \nCommon \nSupply (IE) \nReduction in tariff rate to \ncertain categories of Multi - \ntenements consumers \nRs.2.8 5 /unit \nHut (IB) No meter - Fixed charges Rs.3 3 2 /month/se \nrvice \nIf meters fixed Rs. 10 . 10 /unit \nPlaces of \nWorship (IIC) \n0 - 120 units Rs. 3. 2 5 /unit \nPowerloom \n(IIIA2) \nUpto 500 units Rs. 7.1 5 /unit. \n501 - 750 Rs. 8.25 /unit. \n751 - 1000 Rs. 8.25 /unit. \n1001 - 1500 Rs.3. 80 /unit. \nAbove 1500 Rs.2.60 /unit. \nAgriculture (IV) No meter Rs. 3 925 /HP/year. \nRs.4. 95 /unit \nHT Lift \nIrrigation \nAll units Rs.7. 7 5/unit \nLT Industries \n(IIIB) ToD \nCharges during \nPeak Hours \nWith smart meter Rs.0.8 25 /unit. \nWithout smart meter Rs.2.05 /unit \nLT Industries \n(IIIB) (Network \nCharges) \nReduction in Solar Roof Top \nNetwork Charges to 50% for \nLT Industries (IIIB) \nRs.0.80 /unit \n(5) In the aforesaid commitment letter, the Government of Tamil\nNadu, has specified the subsidy (unit / SC/HP, as the case may be) to be\npayable to the subsidized categories. The fixation of tariff is within the\npurview of the Commission. As far as the subsidy is concerned, the\nGovernment has to decide the grant of subsidy to any consumer. The " } ] }, { "id": "subsidy-5-2026", "title": "TNERC Order 5 of 2026 (26 May 2026)", "url": "https://www.tnerc.tn.gov.in/Orders/files/TO-Order%20No%20270520261449.pdf", "pages": [ 1, 2, 3, 4 ], "effectiveFrom": "2026-05-10", "sha256": "a75c54c0ce775c9c2bbd49e1f55092f342b3bdd15c79217f80c91856b75160e4", "fetchedAt": "2026-10-19T20:47:37.442Z", "passages": [ { "page": 1, "text": "1 \nBEFORE THE TAMIL NADU ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION \nCHENNAI \nOrder No. 5 of 2026, dated 26-05-2026 \n____________________________________________________________ \nPresent : Thiru R. Manivannan .... Chairman \nThiru K. Venkatesan .... Member \nIn the matter of : Additional Tariff Subsidy Order for FY 2026-27 due\nto increase of free electricity of total 200 units bimonthly to\ndomestic consumers who consumes electricity upto 500 units\nbimonthly by the Government of Tamil Nadu. \n______________________________________________________ \nThe Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN), vide G.O.(Ms) No.50 dated\n10-05-2026, has issued policy directions under sub - section (1) of section \n108 of the Electricity Act, 2003, for provision of free electricity of total 200 " }, { "page": 2, "text": "2 \nunits bimonthly to domestic consumers with consumption upto 500 units\nbimonthly with effect from 10-05-2026 and those who consume electricity\nmore than 500 units bimonthly, the existing tariff structure would continue\nincluding free electricity of 100 units bimonthly. \n2) The Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN), vide letter\nNo.2800/D3/2026 dated 10-05-2026 has also issued commitment letter to\nprovide subsidy u/s 65 of the Electricity Act, 2003 in order to compensate\nthe revenue shortfall to Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation\nLtd.,(TNPDCL). \n3) TNPDCL, in their letter dated 18-05-2026 have stated that the\nGovernment of Tamil Nadu for compliance with the aforesaid policy\ndirectives has allotted to provide Rs.1730 Crores/annum as additional tariff\nsubsidy to TNPDCL. As the policy directive is being effected from 10-05-\n2026, the provisional tariff subsidy has been worked out as Rs.1545.14\nCrores for the period from 10-05-2026 to 31-03-2027. The details of\nprovisional tariff subsidy for the period from 10-05-2026 to 31-03-2027 i.e\n326 days have been worked out as follows: " }, { "page": 3, "text": "3 \nThe implementation of the provision of free electricity of total 200\nunits bimonthly for Domestic consumers with bimonthly consumption upto\n500 units for the period from 10-05-2026 to 31-03-2027 will result in a\nrevenue loss of 1545.14 crores (Rupees One Thousand Five Hundred Forty\nFive Crores and Fourteen Lakhs ) for 326 days. Therefore, Tamil Nadu \nSlab \nConsump \ntion (in \nMU)/ No. \nof \nservices \n(in \nlakhs) \nApproved \nTariff \nSubsidy \nAvailed in \nthe \nprovisional \ntariff \nsubsidy \norder No.4 \nof 2026 \ndated 27 - 04 - \n2026 \nSubsidy \ndue to \npresent \npolicy \ndirectives \nG.O.(Ms) \nNo.50 \ndated 10 - \n05 - 2026 \nProvisional \ntariff \nsubsidy for \n365 days \n(Rs. in \nCrs.) \nProvisional \ntariff \nsubsidy for \n326 days \nw.e.f. 10 - \n05 - 2026 to \n31 - 03 - \n2027 (Rs. \nin Crs.) \nI. Bi - Monthly Consumption upto 100 units \n0-100\nunits 1922.58 4.95 4.95 Nil Already\navailed \nAlready\navailed \nII. Bi - Monthly Consumption above 100 units and upto 200 units \n0-100\nunits 3517 4.95 4.95 Nil Already\navailed \nAlready\navailed \n101-200\nunits 2091.08 4.95 2.60 2.35 491.40 438.89 \nIII.Bi - Monthly Consumption above 200 units and upto 500 units \n0-100\nunits 5270.60 4.95 4.95 Nil Already\navailed \nAlready\navailed \n101-200\nunits 5270.60 4.95 2.60 2.35 1238.59 1106.25 \nTotal subsidy due to increase of free electricity of 200 units \nbimonthly w.e.f.10 - 05 - 2026 for 326 days \n1545.14 " }, { "page": 4, "text": "4 \nPower Distribution Corporation Ltd., has requested to approve the\nprovisional tariff subsidy payable by the Government of Tamil Nadu for the\nFY 2026-27. \nThe Commission after considering all the above, approves the\nprovisional subsidy of Rs.1545.14 Crores for provision of free electricity of\ntotal 200 units bimonthly for Domestic consumers with bimonthly\nconsumption upto 500 units for the period from 10-05-2026 to 31-03-2027. \nThe Government of Tamil Nadu may release the aforesaid subsidy as\nper the time stipulated below: \nProvisional Subsidy Payable by Government for FY 2026-27 \nSl. No. Category Subsidy\nperiod \nSubsidy\n(Rs. in\nCrores) \nPayable on\nor before \n1 Domestic 1 0 - 0 5 - 20 26 to \n30 - 0 6 - 20 26 \n(1 st Quarter) \n246.47 Immediate ly \n2 Domestic 01 - 0 7 - 20 26 to \n30 - 0 9 - 20 26 \n(2 nd Quarter \n436.05 30 - 06 - 2026 \n3 Domestic 01 - 10 - 20 26 to \n3 1 - 12 - 20 26 \n(3 rd Quarter) \n436.05 30 - 09 - 202 6 \n4 Domestic 01 - 01 - 20 27 to \n3 1 - 03 - 20 27 \n(4 th Quarter) \n426.57 31 - 12 - 202 6 \nTotal 1545.14 " } ] } ] }