Day after bypolls, K’taka hikes power tariff by 40 paise

Bengaluru, Nov 4 : Just 24 hours after polling ended for two Assembly seats in the state, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Wednesday announced a hike in power tariff by 40 paise per unit with an average increase of 5.4 per cent against the Electrical Supply Companies’ (Escoms) demand for increase of 17.26 per cent in power tariff.
The Escoms had sought an average hike of Rs 1.26 per unit. The KERC order will come into effect on the billing date from November 1, 2020 onwards.
KERC Chairman Shambhu Dayal Meena made this announcement during a virtual interaction with the heads of all Escoms and the Hukkeri Rural Electric Cooperative Society (RECS).
Energy charges alone have been increased by 20 to 25 paise per unit slab wise.
“This tariff is applicable to the electricity consumed from the first meter reading date falling on or after November 1, 2020,” Meena said.
According to the order, there has been a 40 paise increase per unit with an average increase of 5.4 per cent.