The fees for the new electricity connections up in Tamil Nadu!
Posted on: 09/Sep/2019 4:15:28 PM
Information is gathered that the fees/charges collected for giving new Electricity connection by TANGEDCO is planned to be increased.
A meeting was conducted by TANGEDCO last week for detailed review and consultancy regarding the rules and regulations followed by TANGEDCO.
Information is gathered that during the above meeting, certain decisions have been taken regarding increase in fees/charges.
Accordingly, the safety/protection charges for the customers with a single-phase per kilowatt usage may go up by Rs. 200 to Rs. 1000. For the customers with 3-phase connection, the charges may increase from Rs. 600 to Rs. 1800 as per the recommendations of the committee meeting mentioned above.
The application fee for new electricity connection will go up from Rs. 50 to Rs. 400. For new commercial connections, the fee may go up to Rs. 2000 from the present Rs. 500 per kw. For the customers applying for high-voltage connection, the present fees of Rs. 800 will go up to Rs. 3100.
Presently, no fees are collected when TANGEDCO staff visit the place of any complaint made on electricity connection. However, now, it has been recommended charges from Rs. 580 to Rs. 1920 may be collected for residential electricity connections. For the 3-phase users, the charges maybe Rs. 3810.
When enquiring about the above information regarding the increase in charges, TANGEDCO has informed that a revision will be announced after receiving the opinions/suggestions from the customer. Further, it was explained that the last such revision was made in the year 2004 and till now there have been no changes. It is noteworthy that 29 lakhs new electricity connections have been given during the year 2018-19!
