Chennai, Mar 18: Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TNERC), which has recieved a proposal from the TNEB on power tariff hike, will hold state-wide public hearing in four major cities of the state starting March 30 in this regard.

As part of the consultative process, public meetings will be held at Chennai (Mar 30), Madurai (Apr 8), Coimbatore (Apr 13) and Tiruchirappally (Apr 15), TNERC said in an official release here.

Recently, citing "huge losses" and non-revision of tariff for the last seven years, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB) had made the proposal for hike with TNERC for revision of tariff but said that a majority of consumers would be spared.

Those who could come under the revised power tariff regime would include domestic consumers consuming more than 200 units a month, educational institutions, cinema studios and theatres. - Agencies