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Kerala State Electricity Board to collect 6 paise per unit as fuel surcharge in July
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) will collect 6 paise per unit as fuel surcharge on electricity bills in July.
The decision is applicable to customers under monthly and bi-monthly billing systems. The surcharge is aimed at recovering ₹15.75 crore spent additionally on power purchases in May this year.
From June 2023, the KSEB has been collecting the surcharge through an automatic recovery mechanism as permitted by the Terms and Conditions for Determination of Tariff (first amendment) Regulations, 2023, issued by the State Electricity Regulatory Commission.
To avoid tariff shock, the commission has set 10 paise per unit as the maximum monthly surcharge amount that can be collected under the regulations.
