THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The state government on Thursday hiked power tariff by an average 20 paise per unit with retrospective effect from November 1. The revised tariff will be applicable until June 30 next year.
The KSEB had sought an average increase of 40 paise in this financial year and the next and go for another 20 paise and 5 paise hikes in the two years after that, increasing it by a total of Rs 1.05 over four years.