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TNPDCL Mulls Hike in Addl Surcharge for Open Access Buyers
The New Indian Express Dharmapuri
|August 20, 2025
Files petition before TNERC to increase the amount from 10 paise to ₹1.14 per unit
TAMIL Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has filed a petition before the Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) seeking approval to increase the additional surcharge payable by open access consumers from the present rate of 10 paise per unit to ₹1.14 per unit.
If TNERC accepts the proposal and issues necessary orders, open access consumers – referring to the category of high tension (HT) consumers who buy electricity from third-party sale and power exchanges – have to pay the new additional surcharge for the period from October 1, 2025, to March 31, 2026.
This story is from the August 20, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Dharmapuri.
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