Karnatakas Power shock by tariff hike

Be ready for another shock from the Karnataka govt. All prices of all essential commodities have now gone past the sky to the universe and to give a boost to the same take off the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), on Wednesday, increased the power tariff in the State by an average of 34.16 paise/ unit.

Come December 1, your electricity bills will go up from between 30 paise per unit and Rs 1.20 per unit depending upon usage. There is no hike for consumption below 100 units. The subsidy for usage of solar heater will now be Rs.50 from Rs.40.

The revised tariffs will come into effect in Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Bescom), Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Mescom), Chamundeshwari Electrical Supply Corporation (CESC) for Mysore region, Hubli Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Hescom) and Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (Gescom).

There are different tariff for different ESCOM and also for Corporation, Taluka panchayat etc.

See complete tariff structure here.