Friday, 16 May 2014

Power tariff Hiked in Karnataka: KERC

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), on Monday approved an average electricity tariff hike of 32 paise per unit ranging from 10 paise to 50 paise per unit for different categories of consumers other than irrigation pumpsets and Bhagya Jyothi / Kuteer Jyothi households.

This is against the 66 paise per unit increase sought by the electricity supply companies (Escoms) uniformly for all categories of consumers other than IP set users and Bhagya Jyothi / Kuteer Jyothi beneficiaries, KERC said in a statement.

The tariff increase for domestic consumers is 20 paise per unit for monthly consumption of less than 30 units and 30 paise per unit for consumption exceeding 30 units. The revised tariff for domestic consumers in urban areas will be Rs 2.70 per unit for 30 units, Rs 4 per unit for consumption between 31 and 100 units, Rs 5.25 per unit for consumption between 101 and 200 units and Rs 6.25 per unit beyond 200 units per month.
For domestic consumers in rural areas, the revised rates will be Rs 2.60 per unit up to 30 units, Rs 3.70 per unit between 31 and 100 units, Rs 4.95 per unit between 101 and 200 units and Rs 5.75 per unit beyond 200 units per month.

For residential apartments under HT category, the tariff has been increased from Rs 4.90 to Rs 5.30 per unit.
The tariff for Commercial and Industrial consumers across the State has been increased by 30 to 40 paise per unit. The revised rates for LT industrial units in Bangalore and other Municipal Corporation areas will be Rs 4.75 per unit for the first 500 units (30 paise increase) and Rs 5.85 per unit for consumption above 500 units (40 paise increase).
Source: Business Standard

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