Tamil Nadu - Request for Disconnection of Electricity Connection

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To Request for Disconnection of Electricity Connection, the applicant has to approach the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO) link
2. Consumer has to submit an affidavit on Notary Stamp Paper of Rs. 10, stating the reason of permanent disconnection to the Area Executive Engineer, Distribution Division along with copy of the latest Bill.
3. Consumer has to deposit the outstanding dues & has to deposit the required PD Fee at the office of Executive Engineer, Distribution Division, as per details mentioned in the Fees section of this procedure.
4. Fill in the form and submit it at the respective office along with the required documents and collect required acknowledgement.
5. Please make sure you have all the documents that are listed down the “Required Document” section of this page.
6. The applicant will be contacted by respective officer /Call Centre Representative on email/mobile provided by you for verification.
7. Once verification and payment procedure are successful and acknowledgement is submitted, the disconnection will be affected according to consumer’s application.
8. The fee for this procedure is mentioned in the “Fees” section of this page.
9. The processing time for this procedure is complete within 30 days or as per the authority request.
   
   

NOTE: The notice period shall be 30 days for all consumers. Upon service of the said notice, the licensee shall arrange to take reading, disconnect the supply, remove meter, cable etc., deliver final bill including all arrears up to the date of disconnection within 30 days from the date of said application. Upon payment, the Licensee shall issue receipt with FINAL BILL stamped on it, which shall be treated as No Dues Certificate.

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Required Documents

• Application form
• Photograph (File size must be less than 500KB.)
• Copy of last bill.
• Copy of payment receipt of last bill
• Proof of ownership (File size must be less than 500KB.)
• Proof of identity (File size must be less than 500KB.)
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation Limited (TANGEDCO)
6 th floor,TANTRANSCO Building,
144,Anna Salai,
Chennai - 600 002
Contact link: Link

Eligibility

Consumers already having an electricity connection can apply for this request.

Fees

Disconnection and Reconnection of supply for any reason whatsoever (Disconnection and Reconnection to be separately treated as single job).

• Consumer having load above 100BHP/75KW per job: Rs. 1000
  
• Power consumers up to 100BHP/75KW per job: Rs. 500
  
• All other categories of Consumers per job: Rs. 300
  

Validity

The disconnection will be available as long as the mentioned period by the applicant.

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Processing Time

The notice period shall be 30 days for all consumers. Upon service of the said notice, the licensee shall arrange to take reading, disconnect the supply, remove meter, cable etc., deliver final bill including all arrears up to the date of disconnection within 30 days from the date of said application. Upon payment, the Licensee shall issue receipt with FINAL BILL stamped on it, which shall be treated as No Dues Certificate.]

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Instructions

• A consumer may terminate the agreement after giving a notice in the specified format ((Hindi, English)). The notice period shall be 30 days for all consumers. Upon service of the said notice, the licensee shall arrange to take reading, disconnect the supply, remove meter, cable etc., deliver final bill including all arrears up to the date of disconnection within 30 days from the date of said application. Upon payment, the Licensee shall issue receipt with FINAL BILL stamped on it, which shall be treated as No Dues Certificate.]
• If the dues are not paid by the consumers the surcharge payable by the consumer on dues shall be levied up to the period of issue of section-5 notice, or for maximum eight months only.
• The security amount shall be adjusted first and after adjusting the security amount the net arrear shall be calculated on which surcharge shall be payable by the consumer.
  

Required Information

• Connection No.
• Contracted load
• Date of receipt of application
• General information
• Individual name and designation
• Address
• Email
• Mobile no.
• Aadhar no.
• Connected load on kW
• Contract demand (KVA)
  

Need for the Document

The Requesting for Disconnection of Electricity Connection refers to the process where a consumer formally asks their electricity service provider to terminate the electricity supply to their property or premises.

This request is usually made when the consumer no longer requires the service or is unable to continue using it.

Information which might help

Common Reasons for Requesting Disconnection

• Relocation: Moving to a new house, office, or city.
• Property Sale or Rental: Changing ownership or tenants.
• Renovation or Demolition: Temporarily or permanently ceasing power usage during construction.
• Switching to Alternative Energy: Transitioning to solar power or other sources.
• Financial Reasons: Unable to continue paying for electricity services.
• Temporary Suspension: Requesting a pause in service for a defined period.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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