T.N. announces ₹2-per-unit electricity subsidy for hotels, cloud kitchens using electric stoves

Tamil Nadu announces ₹2/unit electricity subsidy for hotels and cloud kitchens amid LPG shortage due to West Asia crisis.

The Tamil Nadu government on Saturday (March 14, 2026) announced a ₹2-per-unit subsidy on electricity for hotels, tea stalls, and cloud kitchens that use electric stoves instead of LPG cylinders. The decision was taken at a meeting chaired by Chief Minister M.K. Stalin to discuss the crisis caused by the lack of adequate LPG in the wake of the war in West Asia.

A State government press release said the subsidy would remain in place until the regulations on the use of LPG cylinders were lifted. The government also allotted 3,228 kilolitres of kerosene for distribution to ration card holders.

The government further announced loans for micro, small, and medium enterprises to purchase electric stoves and heaters to overcome the LPG shortage. Under the Unemployed Youth Employment Generation Programme (UYEGP), loans with a grant of 25% or a maximum grant of ₹3.75 lakh would be released.

Similarly, loans will be released under the Tamil Nadu Women Entrepreneur Empowerment Scheme (TWEES) with a grant of 25% or a maximum grant of ₹2 lakh. Similarly, the grant is 35% or ₹1 crore under Annal Ambedkar Business Champions Scheme (AABCS).

In Tamil Nadu, a total of 60,698 factories are using LPG, CNG, diesel, furnace oil, and firewood with the permission of the Pollution Control Board. These factories can opt for kerosene, RDF, HSD, and biomass as fuel and there is no need to get a CTE/CTO certificate from the PCB. The exemption will be in place till the crisis is resolved.

As farmers are likely to be affected in the wake of closure of hotels, the government has announced that they could sell their produce at 194 Uzhavar Sandhais without any restrictions.