Electricity tariff hiked by 16 paise per unit in Kerala

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Get ready to shell out more for your power consumption as the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) has approved an average tariff hike of 16 paise per unit for domestic consumers. The new charges will be effective from December 5, 2024, to March 31, 2025.

From April 1, 2025, consumers will have to pay 12 paise more, taking the overall hike to 28 paise per unit on an average in the 2025-26 fiscal.

The fixed charge has also been increased for domestic consumers for the remaining months of the current fiscal and also for 2025-26.