The Tamilnadu Spinning Mills Affiliation (TSMA) has urged the Tamil Nadu Energy Distribution Company Restricted (TNPDCL) and Tamil Nadu Technology and Distribution Company (TANGEDCO) to problem directives stopping any additional levy of community expenses from April 2025 onwards.
This request follows a Madras Excessive Court docket ruling that struck down all calls for for such expenses on industries which have put in Rooftop Photo voltaic or Grid-Interactive Photo voltaic Methods (GISS) on their premises.
The Madras Excessive Court docket’s order dated December 12, 2024 has fully put aside all Community Cost calls for raised by TANGEDCO/TNPDCL. These expenses had been launched by way of TNERC’s Tariff Order No. 8 of 2021 on metered solar energy era or the Capability Utilization Issue (CUF) of Rooftop Photo voltaic/GISS tasks.
Court docket’s determination
Following the court docket’s determination, TASMA has suggested its members to right away talk with their respective Superintending Engineers (SEs) and Deputy Monetary Controllers (DFCs) to make sure that no additional Community Expenses are included of their March 2025 electrical energy payments, it stated in a communication.
The fees, which had been levied primarily based on metered solar energy era or the Capability Utilization Issue (CUF) of the photo voltaic tasks, had been rising since October 2021.
For HT Industries, Community Expenses had been levied at ₹0.83 per unit from October 22, 2021 to September 09, 2022, elevated to ₹0.96 per unit from September 10, 2022 to June 30, 2023, additional raised to ₹1.00 per unit from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, and eventually set at ₹1.04 per unit from July 1, 2024 onwards.
Equally, for LT/LT CT Industries, the costs began at ₹1.27 per unit from October 22 2021 to September 09, 2022, elevated to ₹1.48 per unit from September 10, 2022 to June 20, 2023, then rose to ₹1.53 per unit from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024, and reached ₹1.59 per unit from July 1, 2024 onwards, in accordance TASMA.
Ok Venkatachalam, Advisor to TSMA, stated the Widespread Order of the Excessive Court docket applies to all involved. As CC (present composition) Payments for March 2025 are due by April 1, 2025, it is very important guarantee compliance with the Excessive Court docket’s ruling dated 22.12.2024. Any inclusion of Community Expenses for Rooftop Photo voltaic/GISS-generated models would go in opposition to the court docket order.
