Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC) has approved the payment of additional subsidy of ₹1,220.79 crore for FY2018-19 and FY2019-20, towards the supply of free agriculture power.
As per preliminary data, Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) had received a subsidy of ₹4,091.25 crore in FY2018-19, of which ₹3,294.21 was for agriculture normal category and ₹797.04 crore under the self financing scheme.