1.   An expected hike in electricity tariffs may lead to improved earnings.

2.   Chinese utility companies require government approval to raise electricity tariffs even if their own costs surge.

3.   Distant regions may be starting to grumble at high electricity tariffs that go towards paying for a project whose benefits they will not enjoy.

4.   Electricity distribution tariffs are set once every four years.

5.   Eguiagaray said that the rate freeze took into account the effects of the recent overhaul of the way the government calculates electricity tariffs.

6.   Enron Corp. said it wrote to the Maharashtra government offering to match the lowest electricity tariff in the Indian state if its canceled power project is revived.

7.   Higher electricity tariffs are needed to make the electricity business more attractive to private investors.

8.   It revived the project in January after Enron agreed to cut its construction costs and electricity tariffs.

9.   R.G. Maydeo, a spokesman for Joshi, said Mark delivered a letter offering discussions on reducing capital costs and electricity tariffs and increasing environmental protection.

10.   Shares in federal electricity holding Centrais Eletricas Brasileiras SA, or Eletrobras, also rose amid speculation the government may boost electricity tariffs.