The rebuttal comes at a time when TNPDCL is buying electricity at more than ₹33 per unit for evening peak hours.
The Tamil Nadu Power Distribution Corporation Limited (TNPDCL) has refuted the allegation that it is purchasing electricity at ₹41.50 per unit, and has agreed to do so till March next year.
The rebuttal comes at a time when TNPDCL is buying electricity at more than ₹33 per unit for evening peak hours. Against this backdrop, the claim that it is purchasing power at ₹41.50 per unit has been widely circulated.
A TNPDCL official said this rate was only the ‘discovered rate’ (a term used for finding the prevailing rate in the market), and no orders had been placed at this rate.
Published - October 27, 2026 07:35 pm IST