Electricity tariff hike, power cuts on the anvil

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The High Power Committee of the Kerala State Electricity Board has decided to urge the Electricity Regulatory Commission to allow realisation of higher power tariff from domestic consumers who consume more than 150 units a month. The Committee has also recommended imposing a 30 per cent power cut on industrial and commercial consumers.


The order of the regulatory commission in an earlier recommendation for tariff hike is likely to come out soon. The commission is mulling a 30 per cent hike along with fixed charge from all consumers to reduce KSEB’s revenue deficit.


With the availability of water in the state’s hydel projects declining on account of a poor monsoon KSEB feels it may have to impose power cuts to tide over the crisis.