PANJIM, June 4 -- The Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC) has recommended 5.31 per cent increase in electricity tariff, as against 3.84 per cent hike proposed by the State government.
As per the power tariff order issued by JERC, the hike is proposed for fixed as well as energy charges for both domestic and commercial connections, including low and high tension consumers.
The hike for domestic consumers is between 10 to 25 paisa per unit. The fixed monthly charge for three-phase domestic connection has been increased by Rs five and for low income group by Rs 10.
JERC has said that with the hike, only a part that is Rs 75.6 core of the total electricity department's revenue gap of Rs 342 crore will be recovered from the cons...