Kerala Electricity Tariffs

A cash-strapped Kerala government on Monday increased court fees and excise duty on liquor and pitched for public-private funding in key areas to raise funds for the implementation of various developmental projects in the state budget.

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission on Saturday announced a 6.6 per cent hike in power tariffs in the state.

The high electricity bills during the lockdown are at the centre of a political controversy in Kerala, with complaints of higher tariffs even for the vacant houses and buildings across the state.

In a huge relief to 6.9 million households in the lower slabs, the Kerala Government on Wednesday exempted them from the recent power tariff hike offsetting the revenue loss of the state electricity board by providing a grant to the tune of Rs 294.66 crore.

Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission's decision to hike the power tariff by over 30 per cent for all categories of consumers in the state would drastically hit core industries, Industry chamber CII said on Saturday.

Kerala State Electricity Reguslatory Commission (SERC) today denied the charge by the opposition LDF that it deliberately delayed announcement of revision of power tariffs for the assembly session to end, so as to suit the convenience of the Congress-led UDF Government.

Faced with a grim power crunch, electricity charges for household customers in Kerala was today sharply increased to Rs 10 per unit for consumptions above 300 units a month.

A cash-strapped Kerala government on Monday increased court fees and excise duty on liquor and pitched for public-private funding in key areas to raise funds for the implementation of various developmental projects in the state budget.

The Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission on Saturday announced a 6.6 per cent hike in power tariffs in the state.

The high electricity bills during the lockdown are at the centre of a political controversy in Kerala, with complaints of higher tariffs even for the vacant houses and buildings across the state.

In a huge relief to 6.9 million households in the lower slabs, the Kerala Government on Wednesday exempted them from the recent power tariff hike offsetting the revenue loss of the state electricity board by providing a grant to the tune of Rs 294.66 crore.

Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission's decision to hike the power tariff by over 30 per cent for all categories of consumers in the state would drastically hit core industries, Industry chamber CII said on Saturday.

Kerala State Electricity Reguslatory Commission (SERC) today denied the charge by the opposition LDF that it deliberately delayed announcement of revision of power tariffs for the assembly session to end, so as to suit the convenience of the Congress-led UDF Government.

Faced with a grim power crunch, electricity charges for household customers in Kerala was today sharply increased to Rs 10 per unit for consumptions above 300 units a month.