Consumer tariff schedule revised upward; broader price environment tightens
A mid-2024 revision escalated consumer electricity rates across slabs, signalling a tightening power-price environment nationally. While industrial schedules differ from residential, consumer rate hikes often foreshadow wider tariff adjustments or reduced headroom for cross-subsidy changes benefiting SMEs.
Pass-through of fuel adjustments and quarterly changes onto industrial B-1/B-2 users; any federal package reallocating burdens across slabs; and the net effect on SME competitiveness.