Daijiworld Media Network - Bengaluru (SP)
Bengaluru, Mar 3: Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), which was approached this year by electricity supply companies in the state with a request to permit hike in electricity tariff by 80 paise per unit, has permitted the hike of tariff by different rates ranging from 10 to 20 paise for domestic, commercial, and industrial consumers.
The average hike in tariff permitted works out to 13 paise, and it will come into effect from April 1. The hike will not affect people with monthly consumption of up to 100 units.
About the use of power for agriculture, the commission has asked the companies to conduct energy auditing of agricultural pump sets, in tune with demands made by farmers forums. As of now, pump sets have been spared from the hike in tariff.
For street lights and drinking water schemes, the hike permitted happens to ten paise per unit. Educational institutions and hospitals will have to shell out 20 paise more per unit. For industries, the rise is between 15 and 20 paise per unit.
These details were given by chairman of KERC,MR Srinivasa Murthy. at a press conference held on Monday March 2.