PATNA, March 24 -- In a major hike in power tariff, the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) Thursday approved an increase by 24.10% across all categories of consumers, and also doubled the fixed charge, which is the minimum monthly per kilo-watt (kW) charge a consumer pays in addition to the actual energy consumption, from the next financial year (2023-24), said officials familiar with the development....