TNPSC Thervupettagam

Expenditure on power subsidies 2024

December 4 , 2024 16 hrs 0 min 68 0
  • The state’s expenditure on subsidies as a percentage of revenue receipts is 12% for 2022-23, exceeds the national average of around 9%.
  • Among the other States with relatively high expenditure on subsidies are Punjab (24% of revenue receipts), Andhra Pradesh (15%), Rajasthan (13%), and Gujarat (13%).
  • Over 95% of the total subsidies in Punjab and Rajasthan were provided for the electricity sector. 
  • In Tamil Nadu, the gap between the average cost of supply (ACS) and the average revenue realised (ARR) was 0.89 per unit.
  • The aggregate technical and commercial losses (AT&C) of the State came down from 14% in 2019-20 to 10% in 2022-23.
  • Tamil Nadu government provided a tariff subsidy of 12,069.97 crore and grants of 12,315.36 crore to TANGEDCO.

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