<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala">Kerala </a>government on Friday announced a 16 paise per unit increase in electricity tariffs for the 2024-25 financial year, effective from December 5. An additional hike of 12 paise per unit is set to follow in the 2025-26 financial year.</p>.<p>This marks the fifth tariff increase under the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pinarayi-vijayan">Pinarayi</a> government's tenure since it came to power in 2016.</p>.<p>Addressing the media, Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty said that the tariff increase is minimal and will not affect the household budgets of common people.</p>.<p>He explained that the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had initially requested a price hike of 37 paise per unit for 2024-25 and 27 paise per unit for 2025-26.</p>.Kerala HC suggests monitoring of probe into ADM Babu's death by senior police officer.<p>However, the Electricity Regulatory Commission approved increases of only 16 paise and 12 paise per unit, respectively.</p>.<p>"A proposed hike of nine paise per unit for the 2026-27 financial year by KSEB was rejected by the commission," the minister added.</p>.<p>The tariff hike applies to all consumers using more than 40 units of electricity per month with a connected load exceeding 1,000 watts.</p>.<p>Fixed charges for both single-phase and three-phase connections have also been increased.</p>.<p>A customer using between 201 and 250 units of electricity per month will pay approximately 30 paise more per unit from the current rate in the 2025-26 financial year.</p>.<p>"If the cost of electricity purchased from external sources decreases, the benefit will be passed on to consumers," Krishnankutty said.</p>.<p>In light of the growing availability of solar power, house consumers using up to 250 units per month during the daytime will receive a 10 per cent reduction in tariffs.</p>.<p>This initiative is expected to benefit around five lakh consumers, the minister said.</p>.<p>For families living below the poverty line, where there are cancer patients or people with permanent disabilities, there will be no increase in tariff.</p>.<p>Additionally, their connected load limit has been increased from 1,000 watts to 2,000 watts, the Minister added.</p>
<p>Thiruvananthapuram: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/kerala">Kerala </a>government on Friday announced a 16 paise per unit increase in electricity tariffs for the 2024-25 financial year, effective from December 5. An additional hike of 12 paise per unit is set to follow in the 2025-26 financial year.</p>.<p>This marks the fifth tariff increase under the <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/pinarayi-vijayan">Pinarayi</a> government's tenure since it came to power in 2016.</p>.<p>Addressing the media, Electricity Minister K Krishnankutty said that the tariff increase is minimal and will not affect the household budgets of common people.</p>.<p>He explained that the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) had initially requested a price hike of 37 paise per unit for 2024-25 and 27 paise per unit for 2025-26.</p>.Kerala HC suggests monitoring of probe into ADM Babu's death by senior police officer.<p>However, the Electricity Regulatory Commission approved increases of only 16 paise and 12 paise per unit, respectively.</p>.<p>"A proposed hike of nine paise per unit for the 2026-27 financial year by KSEB was rejected by the commission," the minister added.</p>.<p>The tariff hike applies to all consumers using more than 40 units of electricity per month with a connected load exceeding 1,000 watts.</p>.<p>Fixed charges for both single-phase and three-phase connections have also been increased.</p>.<p>A customer using between 201 and 250 units of electricity per month will pay approximately 30 paise more per unit from the current rate in the 2025-26 financial year.</p>.<p>"If the cost of electricity purchased from external sources decreases, the benefit will be passed on to consumers," Krishnankutty said.</p>.<p>In light of the growing availability of solar power, house consumers using up to 250 units per month during the daytime will receive a 10 per cent reduction in tariffs.</p>.<p>This initiative is expected to benefit around five lakh consumers, the minister said.</p>.<p>For families living below the poverty line, where there are cancer patients or people with permanent disabilities, there will be no increase in tariff.</p>.<p>Additionally, their connected load limit has been increased from 1,000 watts to 2,000 watts, the Minister added.</p>