CHENNAI: If your bi-monthy electricity bill was 1,440, you can now expect to pay 1,725; if you used to pay 4,420, you will pay around 5,550.
From Saturday, Tamil Nadu increased the base rate for domestic electricity consumers to 4.50 per unit from 2.50.
Though the first 100 units continue to be free for all domestic consumers, the rate will go up for every 100 units over and above the base slab of 400 units (100 free units + 300 chargeable units). It will be 6 per unit for the first 100 units that exceed 400 units. The rate rises for every 100 units thereafter. Consumers using more than 500 units will be charged 8 per unit of additional units up to 600 units. From 601 to 800 units, the charge per unit has been fixed at 9 and from 801 units to 1,000 units, the charge per unit is 10. Above 1,000 units will attract 11 for every additional unit.
The tariff will be revised every July with a maximum hike of 6% based on the general consumer price inflation index.
