Rice mill owners seek reduction in electricity fixed charges
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With increased paddy yields this 12 months, the mills will want extra electricity for processing, and have requested Tangedco for a reduction in fixed prices
The increased paddy crop yield this 12 months is presenting a problem to rice mill owners in Tamil Nadu.
According to K.S. Jagadeesan, honorary president of Tamil Nadu Rice Mill Owners Association, the mills have been asking the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) permission for sanctioned demand as much as 150 KW. They want extra electricity as they are going to be processing extra paddy this 12 months. The mills had sought the extra provide on the previous fee as much as 112 KW, and for the extra load at HT charges.
The 3,000-odd rice mills in the State shall be processing extra paddy this 12 months, however most of those mills are small or medium-scale enterprises, working on lower than 112 KW of the sanctioned demand. They have the capability to course of one tonne an hour. Less than 10 % of the mills have High Tension (HT) electricity connections.
Mills in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka however, are large-scale, with the capability to course of 10 tonnes of paddy an hour. These run on HT connections and function all year long.
However, Tangedco issued an order lately asking the mills to pay ₹350 a KW as fixed charges from 0-150 kw. The mills, whether or not they’re in operation or not, should shell out ₹45,000 a month roughly in direction of fixed charges, says Mr. Jagadeesan looking for a reduction in the charges.
