Report — 4 July 2024

Consumer tariff schedule revised upward; broader price environment tightens

Summary

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.

What to watch

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.

Implications for APPLA
  • Seek advance consultation on industrial tariff filings; request cost-impact simulations for weaving clusters.
  • Build an owner bill-audit helpline to contest misapplied surcharges and meter anomalies.