Kerala govt hiked electrical energy tariffs to ‘profit Adani’: Ramesh Chennithala

Chennithala additionally alleged that a number of the members of the electrical energy regulatory fee that cancelled the long-term contract had been individuals near the CPI(M).

The newest tariff hike is the fifth such improve beneath the Pinarayi authorities’s tenure because it got here to energy in 2016.

State electrical energy minister Ok. Krishnankutty had on Friday stated that the tariff improve was minimal and wouldn’t have an effect on the family budgets of frequent individuals.

The tariff hike applies to all customers utilizing greater than 40 items of electrical energy monthly with a linked load exceeding 1,000 watts.

Mounted expenses for each single-phase and three-phase connections have additionally been elevated.

Following the choice to hike energy tariffs, the Congress introduced an enormous protest in opposition to the identical.

KPCC chief Ok. Sudhakaran had described the choice to hike electrical energy charges as “extraordinarily unfair and condemnable.”

The KPCC chief had additionally stated that District Congress Committees will organise a flaming torch rally throughout the state on Saturday night.