Electrical arrears

The Auroville Electrical Service informed the community that the Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has recently changed Auroville’s high tension connection tariff from the existing IIA tariff (meant for places of worship and educational institutions) into tariff V (General Purpose) because Auroville’s service connection has a mixed load. TNPDCL also sent Auroville an arrears amount notice for Rs. 91.50 lakhs (approximately US $ 107,000). This amount will be distributed among the consumers connected to the Auroville owned high tension network based on their monthly consumption. On average, the amount payable by each consumer will be thousands of rupees.