Low tension (LT) electricity consumers with net metering of rooftop solar plants, who were unable to generate invoice for reimbursing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) paid for the electricity bill, would soon be able to attach the GST number for getting the input credit. The officials of Tangedco are developing a software for linking the GST number of LT consumer to help them get the input credit for the 18% GST tax paid.
Consumers who have taken low tension electricity connection and having installed rooftop solar plants have been complaining about the inability to attach their GST number for automatic invoice generation of input credit for the GST tax paid.
Swaraj Robert Roy of Zamin Endathur village in Chengalpattu district complained about his inability to receiving input credit for the 18% GST tax it attracts for installing rooftop solar plant in the bi-monthly electricity bill.