Power tariff relief for rural Karnataka

BANGALORE: Extending power tariff relief to consumers in rural areas, Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has announced that power tariff for consumers in Bangalore metropolitan area will remain unchanged. Effective November 1, ’06, energy charge has been reduced by 20 paise per unit for domestic consumers in village panchayat areas.

KP Pandey, chairman-KERC, said on Monday, ”The year ’06-07 is one of the best years with high energy availability from hydro stations. It is considered that such an exceptional year is not benchmarked to consider any major changes in tariff structure.

Hence, a moderate reduction in tariff for consumers in urban areas and slightly higher reduction for consumers in rural areas.”In view of mixed reactions from consumers, KERC has decided to delay the introduction of company-wise differential tariffs till next year.