Kerala State Electricity Board: Average Tariff Rate

S. No.  Category of Consumer Average Tariff in Paise/unit
1997-98 1998-99 1999-2000 2000-01 2001-02 2002-032003-04
2004-05
2005-06
 2006-07
2007-08
1 Domestic


(a) Paying Group 82.00 77.99 81.02 90.10
 109.42 146.57176.13
177
186
 181
186

(b)Non-paying Group  



 

2 Commercial 360.00 298.07 436.40 480.10 586.10
 623.41658.54
669
717
 715
724
3 Industrial (low and medium voltage) 155.00 173.43 241.05 197.00
 206.35
 398.01407.07
414
445
 445
444
4
 Industrial (a) HT (b) EHT 162.00 167.29 221.69 230.00
 261.65
 344.59390.88
391
401
 403
410
5 Irrigation and Dewatering 50.00 60.42 67.21 71.11
 92.26
 96.74 97.43
98
109
 111
114
6 Public Lighting 20.00 117.83 120.80 121.11
 153.00
 163.44170.00
183
183
 187
190
7 Water Works and Sewerage 155.00 143.63 182.32 197.00
 206.35
 398.01407.07

8 Bulk Supply to Licensees 103.00 111.06 150.38 151.94
 182.21
 205.27307.72
272
273
 276
287
9
 Railway Traction 80 107.13 198.26 198.48
 198.66
 314.55364.42
367
340
 335
359
10
 Sale to NVVN/PTC







309
 499
966
11
 Inter-State TN







0
 564
398

Overall Average





309.59
 311.1
326
 340
366
 
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The tariffs were hiked by 25 per cent with effect from August 10, 2001. Some institutions like orphanages were excluded from the revision.  Overall average tariff stood at 181 paise per unit in 2000-01 and 224 paise per unit in 2001-02.

A 50 paise surcharge was introduced for all categories of consumers from August 28,  2002. In addition, the tariffs for domestic consumers were increased by 43 to 137 per cent (including surcharge) , taking the average (domestic) to about Rs. 1.75  a unit.
These rates were lowered  in October following public protests. The October 2002 revision envisaged  an overall increase of 20 per cent over earlier (pre-August 10) rates excluding the surcharge. The overall average  tariff  (all categories) rose to 2.68 a unit (including surcharge) following the revision.

In subsequent years, the tariff is being determined by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission constituted in Nov. 2002. The Government reduced the tariff by 20 paise per unit for domestic and commercial categories of customers in 2007, only to withdraw it later.

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