Electricity bills in Karnataka to rise as KERC increased its tariff
Electricity bills in Karnataka to rise as KERC increased its tariff
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A major hit to the household in Karnataka as the monthly electricity bill of an average middle-class household is to be increased by 5.92% with an immediate effect from this month. For example, an end consumer who paid Rs 1,352 a month for consuming 200 units of 3KW power will now have to pay Rs 1,432 for the same amount of electricity. 

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The increase is due to the fact that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has revised the power tariff and hiked it by 40 paise per unit with an average increase of 5.40%, compared to 33 paise per unit last year. The rise in tariff is due to the rise in costs the Escoms are facing annually in transmission and maintenance. After a virtual meeting with Escoms the KERC Commissioner issued the revision orders on Wednesday. The revision will be implemented from December bill for the November month consumption. 

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KERC will revise in the month of April, but this year due to the lockdown, election code of conduct and pendency of an appeal filed by KPTCL before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity, the exercise was delayed. MG Prabhakar, an Energy expert said that nothing could be so disastrous than this revision. The pending and future liabilities should have been considered by the panel. Investments and production will take a hit because of the regulatory asset creation of  INR 1,443 crore. 

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