Electricity bill payment deadline extended for domestic consumers now-TANGEDCO
Posted on: 27/May/2021 9:25:46 AM
Now, Chennai and TN is under the strict total lock down to contain the spread of Covid-19 infection pandemic and due to this reason Tangedco has extended the electricity bill payment of domestic consumers for the May month till 15th of June. This has been mentioned in the official release from Tangedco.
It is learnt that the consumers do not have to pay any belated payment charges. Important information is that Tangedco staff has been instructed not to disconnect electricity services till that period. Extension is allowed with the charges for belated payment for the HT or high tension supply consumers who have not paid the electricity bills for April 2021.
The due date has been extended till 15th June for the micro, small and medium enterprises to settle the electricity dues. Point is that the consumers have been advised not to come out to pay their bills physically and they have been asked to use internet or mobile banking services.
The same bill amount from May 2019(pre- Covid times) could be paid by those consumers whose electric meters could not be assessed in the lockdown from 10th to 24th May 2021.It was mentioned in the release that for new domestic consumers or for those who do not have billing in May 2019 could pay corresponding amount as in their March 2021 bill and it would be regularised in the next billing cycle. It is well known that Tangedco or Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation was founded in the year 2010.
