Karnataka hikes electricity tariff, opposition terms decision ‘disastrous’

Karnataka government Wednesday announced an average hike in electricity tariff by 30 paise per unit for all electricity supply companies (Escoms) for the ongoing fiscal 2021-2022.

The revision, as notified by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), would result in an average increase of 3.84 per cent. The revised tariff will be considered for each unit of electricity consumed from the first meter reading date falling on or after April 1 this year, the Commission noted, to “enable recovery of the revenue gap determined by the Commission.”

Further, the Commission has said that the revised tariff arrears would be recovered from consumers during the months of October and November this year “without charging any interest.”