The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has sought the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission's (KSERC) permission to impose a fuel surcharge on electricity bills for recovering ₹16.05 crore additionally spent on power purchases during January-March this year.
The KSEB is seeking to impose 3 paise per unit as fuel surcharge to recover the amount. The commission is expected to take a decision on the matter after holding a public hearing.
According to the KSEB plea, it incurred an additional liability of ₹7.06 crore purchasing 2,098.31 MU from central generating stations (CGS) during January-March, the last quarter of the 2021-22 fiscal. It also incurred a net additional liability of ₹9 crore purchasing energy from various independent power producers (IPP).