For APERC, a Separate Kitchen is Non-domestic

Express News Service
    Hyderabad: Do you have a separate kitchen in your house? Then you will not come under domestic power category. If you have a separate kitchen in your house the kitchen will be treated a separate establishment in power billing.     
The power used for kitchen will be treated as a non-domestic use and such power will attract higher tariff. The Andhra Pradesh Energy Regulatory Commission (APERC) gave a new definition for domestic power connection on Saturday in its tariff orders.
"This tariff (domestic poewr tariff) is applicable for supply of electricity for lights and fans and other domestic purposes to domestic premises.
Domestic establishment/premises is one which is used for dwelling/residential purpose. For domestic category, the households having a separate kitchen will be treated as a separate establishment," the APERC said in its orders.
The kitchen will be treated as a non-domestic category and attracts higher power tariff.
As per the order, the power consumed for kitchen will be charged Rs 5.40 for LT2(A) consumers up to 50 units. Those who consume more than 50 units will automatically comes under LT2(B). Under this category, the charges up to 50 units will Rs 6.63, 51-100 Rs 7.38, 101-300
Rs 8.13, 301-500 Rs 8.63 and above 500 units it will be Rs 9.13 per unit. Besides this a monthly fixed charges of Rs 50 and a monthly minimum charges of Rs 65 for single phase and Rs 200 for three phase will be collected.


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