The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Wednesday effected a 48 paise per unit rise in power tariff for all the electricity supply companies (Escoms) in the state for 2016-17.
The overall increase in tariff is 9% over the existing tariff.
The revised tariff will come into effect from the electricity consumed from the first meter reading date falling on or after April 1, 2016, the KERC said.
The average tariff increase approved by the regulator ranges from 15 paise to 50 paise per unit proposed by the Escoms for all categories of consumers, including consumers of irrigation pump sets and Bhagya Jyothi/Kuteer Jyothi scheme beneficiaries. The commission has allowed a marginal increase in fixed cost in the range of `5 per KW/HP/KVA to`10 per KW/HP?KVA on all the LT&HT consumers.