KERALA STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD LIMITED

(Incorporated Under the Indian Companies Act, 1956)

Registered Office: Vydyuthi Bhavanam, Pattom,
Thiruvananthapuram-695 004.

ABSTRACT
KSERC order dated 14.08.2014 on revision of tariff for all consumers of the State implementation of the revised tariff for all categories w.e.f 16.08.2014- Sanction
accorded- Orders issued.
CORPORATE OFFICE (Commercial & Tariff)
B.O. (CMD) No. 2584/2014 (KSEB/TRAC/Tariff Rev-2014-15) dated ,Tvpm 04.10.2014
Read: 1. KSERC order dated 14.08.2014 on petition OP No. 9 of 2014
2. B.O (FTD) No. 2340/2014 (KSEB/ TRAC/ Tariff Rev 2014-15) dtd. 29-08- 2014.
3. Government order G.O (M.S) No.18/2012/PD dated Thiruvananthapuram
06.08.2012.
4. Government order G.O (M.S) No.24/2013/PD dated Thiruvananthapuram
28.05.2013.
5. Letter No. KSEB/TRAC/Tariff Revision 2014-15/1084 dated 26.09.2014
to the Government of Kerala
6. Note No. KSEB/TRAC/ Tariff Rev/ 2014-15 dated 10.09.2014 of the Chief
Engineer (Commercial & Tariff).
ORDER
Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission (KSERC) vide order read above
has revised the tariff applicable to all consumers of the State (excluding the tariff
applicable to bulk licensees). KSEB vide order read above has ordered to implement
the revised tariff applicable to all HT&EHT consumers w.e.f. 14.08.2014, as
approved by KSERC
2. The State Government Order G.O (Ms) No.18/2012/PD dated 06-08-2012 has
ordered to exempt domestic consumers having monthly consumption upto 120 units
and agricultural consumers from the tariff increase implemented from
01-072012 for the year 2012-13 and the Government has also ordered to provide Rs 25.00
crore per month as cash subsidy as per the section-65 of the Electricity Act-2003 to
KSEB to meet the revenue shortfall on account of the same. Further, the State
Government vide the Order G.O (Ms) No. 24/2013/PD dated 28-05-2013 has ordered
that, the cash subsidy being provided to KSEB as per the Government Order dated
06-08-2012 will be continued. Accordingly, KSEBL has been exempting domestic
consumers having monthly consumption up to 120 units and agricultural consumers
from the tariff increase implemented from 01-07-2012 for the year 2012-13 till
date. KSEBL vide the letter read above has requested before the State Government
to communicate its decision
on continuing the subsidy provided vide the
Government order dated 06-08-2012 during the year 2014-15 also and the decision
on the same is pending with the State Government .
3. The Chief Engineer (Commercial &Tariff) vide note read above has placed
the tariff order of the KSERC, with the request to implement the tariff revision to LT
consumers immediately. The Chief Engineer (Commercial & Tariff) has also placed
the detailed billing procedure to be followed for the smooth and speedy
implementation of the tariff order issued by KSERC. The Chief Engineer has pointed
out that as per the Kerala Electricity Duty Act, 1963; KSEB has to collect the

electricity duty along with the revised electricity charges at the rates 10% of the
price of energy indicated in the invoice from all LT consumers except public lighting.
4. Having considered the note of the Chief Engineer (Commercial & Tariff) and
pending decision from the Government on providing subsidy, KSEBL hereby orders to:
(1)

implement the revised tariff and re-categorization applicable to the

LT consumers w.e.f. 16.08.2014 as ordered by the KSERC vide its
order dated 14th August-2014 on petition OP No. 9 of 2014 filed by
KSEBL.

(2)

continue the tariff subsidy provided by the State Government to the

domestic consumers with monthly consumption upto 120 units and
Agricultural consumers vide the order G.O (Ms) No. 18/2012/PD
dated 06-08-2012 and G.O (Ms) No. 24/2013/PD dated 28-05-2013,
till the decision of the State Government.

5. In order to implement the revised tariff w.e.f. 16.08.2014, KSEBL hereby

issue following directions:
(1) All the Distribution field offices/ and other offices shall raise the invoice of
LT consumers at the revised tariff approved by the KSERC for their
consumption w.e.f 16-08-2014. It is also ensure that, the existing subsidy
provided to the domestic consumers with monthly consumption up to 120
units and LT- V(A) agriculture consumers to exempt from paying enhanced
energy charges approved by the KSERC vide the order dated 25-07-2012 shall
be continued.
(2) The Chief Engineer (IT) is entrusted to make necessary modifications in the
ORUMA/ ORUMANET billing software to incorporate the revised tariff, terms
and conditions and re-categorization effected to implement the revised
tariff with immediate effect. Chief Engineer (IT) shall also ensure that,
necessary modification in the ORUMA billing software be completed in a time
bound manner in all section offices and the progress shall be reported to the
KSEBL within one week from the date of this order.
(3) All the Distribution field offices are directed to assign the correct tariff to
each consumer as per the re-categorization approved by the KSERC as
detailed under Annexure-1 and Annexure-2. All the Distribution Executive
Engineers shall ensure the correctness of the same and shall forward the
status report to the Chief Engineers Distribution (South, Central and North)
and to the Chief Internal Auditor.
(4) Chief Internal Auditor in co-ordination with RAOs is entrusted to conduct
random check on the correctness of the tariff assigned to each consumer.
(5) Electricity duty on energy charges shall be collected from consumers as per
the schedule of the Kerala Electricity Duty Act, 1963.
(6) Financial Advisor shall initiate necessary action to obtain the subsidy from
the State Government on monthly basis in advance. If the subsidy is not
received as ordered, the matter shall be immediately brought into the
attention of the KSEBL.
(7) Tariff & Regulatory Affairs Cell (TRAC) is entrusted to issue necessary billing
procedures and other instructions to the field offices for the implementation
of the revised tariff order.

(8) The circular and billing procedures issued by TRAC shall be scrupulously
followed by all Distribution field offices and others for implementing the
tariff order.
By Order of the CMD
Sd/M.Shahul Hameed
Secretary (Administration)
To
Chief Engineer Distribution (North/ Central/ South)
The Financial Advisor,
Chief Engineer (IT)
The Chief Internal Auditor
All Deputy Chief Engineers (Distribution)
All Executive Engineers (Distribution)
All regional audit Officers
Copy to: Chief Engineer (Commercial & Tariff)
All Chief Engineers/ Deputy Chief Engineers
The Chief Internal Auditor,
Legal Adviser & Disciplinary Enquiry Officer
TA to (Chairman & Managing Director)/
TA to Director (Distribution & Safety )
TA to Director (Trans.& System Operation/Generation Civil)
T.A to Director (SCM & Generation Electrical)
T.A to Director (Renewable Energy and Planning)
PA to Director (Finance)/ Sr. CA to Secretary (Administration)
Library

Forwarded by order
Assistant Executive Engineer

ANNEXURE- I
EXISTING, AND APPROVED TARIFF FOR RETAIL SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY IN KERALA
(New tariff applicable from 16.08.2014 till 31-3-2015)

1. LT I Domestic (applicable to supply of electrical energy for domestic purpose

(both single phase and three phase)
Low Tension -I Domestic (LT I)
PRE- REVISED TARIFF
Fixed Charges:
(Rs.per
consumer /
Pre Revised
month)
Tariff

REVISED TARIFF
Fixed Charges:
(Rs.per
consumer /
Revised tariff
month)
wef 16.08.2014

Single phase

20

Single phase

20

Three phase

60

Three phase

60

Energy Charges (paise per unit)

Monthly
Consumption
slabs
0-40 units

Pre Revised
Tariff
150 paise per unit

Monthly
Consumption
slabs
0-40 units

Revised tariff wef

16.08.2014
150 paise per unit

0-80 units

220 paise per unit

0-50 units

280 paise per unit

81-120 units

300 paise per unit

51-100 units

320 paise per unit

121-150 units

380 paise per unit

101-150 units

420 paise per unit

151-200 units

530 paise per unit

151-200 units

580 paise per unit

201-300 units

650 paise per unit

201-250 units

700 paise per unit

0 -350 units

500 paise per unit

0 -300 units

500 paise per unit

0-400 units

550 paise per unit

0-350 units

570 paise per unit

0-500 units

600 paise per unit

0-400 units

610 paise per unit

Above 500 units

700 paise per unit

0- 500 units

670 paise per unit

Above 500 units

750 paise per unit

Remarks
Applicable only to BPL
category with
connected load of and
below 1000 watts

Telescopic

Non Telescopic

Note: Fixed charges shall not be applicable to consumers belonging to below poverty
line (BPL) category with connected load of and below 1000 watts.
Home stay units approved by Department of Tourism shall be billed under LT-I
domestic.

2. LT II colonies (Tariff applicable to colonies of HT and EHT consumers

where resale of energy is not involved and where supply at a single point
is given at LT by Kerala State Electricity Board Limited or by other

licensees for domestic use in staff quarters, street lighting and pumping
water for domestic use, colonies of universities, colonies of State /
Central Government Departments and of public institutions like companies
/ boards / corporations under State /Central Government, colonies of
hospitals therein, colonies of Railways, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
(BSNL), All India Radio (AIR) and Doordarshan and private colonies)
Low Tension II Colonies(LT-II)
Particulars
Fixed Charge (Rs/Connection)
Energy Charge (Paise Per unit)

Pre-revised
Tariff
2200
650

Revised Tariff wef

16.08.2014
2200
650

3. LT-III Temporary Services (Including Temporary Connections and Extensions

LT III (A) Temporary Connections (for single or three phase temporary
connections for purposes such as illumination, exhibition, festivals, public meeting
and fairs.

LT III (A) Temporary connections

Particulars

Pre revised Tariff Revised Tariff wef

16.08.2014

Energy charge
Daily minimum Rs/kW or
part thereof of connected
load whichever is higher

Rs 14.00 per unit

Rs 14.00 per unit

OR

OR

Rs 140/kW

Rs 140/kW

LT III (B) Temporary Extension

consumer premises)
Particulars

(applicable to temporary extension from

Pre revised Tariff

Revised Tariff wef

16.08.2014
Rs.65/kW/day or part
Rs.65/kW/day or part
there of, of the connected there of, of the connected
load.
load.

4. LT-IV Industrial
LT IV (A) Industrial (Tariff applicable to general purpose industrial load)
Tariff applicable for general purpose industrial loads (single or three phase) which
include manufacturing units, grinding mills, flour mills, oil mills, rice mills, saw
mills, ice factories, rubber smoke houses, prawn peeling units, tyre
vulcanizing/retreading units, workshops using power mainly for production and/or
repair, pumping water for non- agricultural purpose, public waterworks, sewage
pumping, power laundries, screen printing of glass ware or ceramic, printing
presses
including presses engaged in printing dailies, bakeries (where
manufacturing process and sales are carried out in the same premises) diamondcutting units, stone crushing units, book binding units with allied activities,

garment making units, SSI units engaged in computerized colour photo

printing,audio/video cassette/CD manufacturing units, seafood processing units,
granite cutting units (where boulders are cut into sheets in the same premises),
cardamom drying and curing units, and units carrying out extraction of oil in
addition to the filtering and packing activities carrying out in the same premise
under the same service connection, manufacturing rubber sheets from latex,
telemetry stations of KWA, dairy, processing of milk by pasteurization and its
storage and packing, soda manufacturing units, plantations of cash crops, all nonagricultural pumping, drinking water pumping for public by Kerala Water
Authority, corporations, municipalities and panchayats, electric crematoria,
pyrolators installed by local bodies.

Low Tension - IV (Industry) {LT - IV (A)}

Particulars
Fixed charge

Revised Tariff wef 16.08.2014

Pre-revised Tariff

(a) Connected load 10 kW

Rs. 60/ consumer
or below (Rs/ consumer/
(connected load upto
month)
8 KW)
(b) Connected load above
10kW (Rs/kW or part
Rs 60/kW/month
thereof per month)
(connected load
above 8 KW)
(c) Connected load above
20kW ( (Rs/kVA or part
thereof per month))
Energy Charge (Rs /kWh)
4.70

Rs 100 / consumer / month

Rs 60/kW/month

Rs 125/ kVA/ month

5.20

LT IV (B) Industrial Tariff applicable to Information Technology (IT) and IT

enabled services including Akshaya-e-centres, computer consultancy services
units, software services, data processing activities, desktop publishing (DTP),
software development units and such other IT enabled services, but excluding
call centers.

Low Tension - IV (B) (IT and IT Enabled Services) {LT IV B}

Particulars
Fixed charge

Pre-revised Tariff

(a) Connected load 10

kW or below (Rs/
consumer)

Rs. 60/ consumer

(connected load upto
8 KW)

(b) Connected load

above 10kW (Rs/kW or
part thereof per month)
(c) Connected load
above 20kW (Rs/KVA
or part thereof per
month))
Energy Charge
(Paise/kWh)

Revised Tariff wef 16.08.2014

Rs 100 / consumer / month

Rs 60/kW/month
Rs 60/kW/month
(connected load
above 8 KW)

510

Rs 125/ kVA/ month

580

5. LT V Agriculture (tariff applicable to agricultural consumers)

LT V (A) Agriculture:Tariff applicable to agricultural purposes using
electricity for pumping, dewatering and lift irrigation for cultivation of food
crops such as cereals, pulses, vegetables and fruits.

Low Tension -V- Agriculture (A) {LT V (A)}

Particulars

Fixed Charge (Rs/kW or part thereof per month)

Energy Charge (Paise Per unit)

Pre-revised
Tariff

Revised Tariff
wef
16.08.2014

150

200

LT V (B) Agriculture Tariff applicable to agricultural purposes such as poultry

farms, silk worm breeding units, livestock farms, combination of livestock
farms with dairy, Aquaculture, floriculture, tissue culture, sericulture and
mushroom culture, fish farms including ornamental fish farms, prawn farms
,other aqua farms, rabbit farms, piggery farms, agricultural and floricultural
nurseries, hatcheries, cheenavala consumers without fish farming and egger
nurseries.
Low Tension -V- Agriculture (B) {LT V( B))
Particulars
Pre-revised
Tariff
Fixed Charge (Rs/kW or part thereof per month)
Energy Charge (Paise Per unit)

Revised Tariff
wef
16.08.2014

200

250

6. Low tension VI General {LT VI}

(i) LT VI General (A)

Tariff applicable to government or aided educational institutions; libraries

and reading rooms of government or aided educational institutions;
Government hospitals; X-Ray units, laboratories, blood banks, mortuaries
and such other units attached to the government hospitals; blood banks of
IMA or of local self Government Institutions; private hospitals and
charitable institutions registered under Travancore - Cochin Literary,
Scientific and Charitable Societies Registration Act, 1955, the donations to
which are exempted from payment of Income Tax; premises of religious
worship; institutions imparting religious education and convents; poly
clinics under Ex-servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS).

Low tension VI General (A) {LT VI(A)}

Particulars

Pre-revised
Tariff

Fixed Charge (Rs/kW or part

thereof per month)

Revised Tariff wef

16.08.2014
50

50

Upto 500 units

510

550

Above 500 units

590

630

Energy Charge (Paise Per unit)

(ii) LT VI General (B)

Tariff applicable to offices and institutions under State or Central Government or
Local
Self Government; Corporations;
Boards
under
State or Central
Government; Kerala Water Authority (KWA); Kerala State Road Transport
Corporation (KSRTC); Kerala State Water Transport Corporation (KSWTC); hostels
of educational institutions affiliated to Universities or under the control of the
Director of Technical Education or Director of Medical Education or Director of
Public Instruction or such other offices of government; hostels run by the State or
Central Government; hostels run by State Social Welfare Board; hostels run by
institutions that are registered under Cultural, Scientific and Charitable Societies
Act, the donations to which are exempted from payment of Income Tax; village
offices; Government Treasuries; Pay wards and institutions of Kerala Health
Research andWelfare Society (KHRWS); travelers bungalows, rest houses and guest
houses under government; type writing institutes; offices of advocates or
chartered accountants or company secretary or consulting engineers or tax
consultants or architects or cost accountants or of management consultants;
social organizations; museum and / or zoo; offices of political parties not
approved by the Election Commission of India; collection centres of FRIENDS;
single window service centres under Department of Information Technology; all
post offices including extra departmental (ED) post offices; micro financing
institutions registered and functioning as per the guidelines issued by Reserve
Bank of India; Police Clubs, cameras at traffic signal points; offices of service
pensioners associations.
Low tension VI General (B) {LT VI(B)}
Particulars

Pre-revised
Tariff

Fixed Charge (Rs/kW or part

thereof per month)

Revised Tariff wef

16.08.2014
70

70

Upto 500 units

585

630

Above 500 units

700

700

Energy Charge (Paise Per unit)

(iii)LT VI GENERAL ( C):

Tariff applicable to offices or institutions under Income Tax or Central
Excise and Customs Departments, offices
under Motor Vehicles
Department or Sales Taxdepartment or Excise Department; offices of all
other tax earning departments under State or Central Government (other
than Local Self Government Institutions); Offices of Department of Posts
excluding post offices and ED post offices; light houses; pawn brokers;

banking and / or financing institutions (excluding micro financing institutions

registered and functioning as per the guidelines issued by Reserve Bank of
India); ATM counters; offices of Railways including railway stations; offices of
Airport Authority of India except airport; offices of Sub-Registrars; and any
other LTcategories not included in this schedule

Low tension VI General (C) {LT VI(C)}

Revised Tariff wef
Pre-revised Tariff
16.08.2014
Fixed charge (Rs/ kW per
180
180
month)
Energy Charge (paise per
unit)
Upto 500 units
700
700
Particulars

Above 500 units

850

850

(iv) LT VI GENERAL(D) :
Tariff applicable to orphanages;,anganwadis,schools and hostels for differentially
abled or physically challenged persons (including mentally retarded students,
deaf/dumb/blind/physically handicapped persons), old age homes, Cheshire
homes; SoS Childrens Villages; polio homes; cancer and / or palliative care
centres; HIV rehabilitation centres; charitable hospital guidance centres
registered under the Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable
Societies Registration Act, 1955, donations to which are exempted from Income
Tax and other similar charitable institutions recognized by the Government;
shelters exclusively for orphaned animals and birds run by charitable institutions
registered under the Travancore - Cochin Literary, Scientific and Charitable
Societies Registration Act, 1955.

Low tension VI General (D) {LT VI(D)}

Pre revised Tariff
Revised Tariff wef
16.08.2014
Fixed charge
Nil
Nil
Particulars

150

Energy Charge (paise per

unit)

180

(v) LT VI GENERAL (E)

Tariff applicable to sports / arts clubs, sailing / swimming activities and
Gymnasiums (with connected load not exceeding 2000 W) as well as for
Libraries and reading rooms other than those of educational institutions,
press clubs, Offices of political parties approved by Election Commission of
India, e- toilets, public comfort stations and water supply schemes solely for
domestic purposes etc

Low tension VI General (E) {LT VI(E)}

Monthly Fixed Charges:
Revised Tariff wef
Pre-revised Tariff
(Rs.per consumer )
16.08.2014
Single phase
20
Single phase
Three phase
60
Three phase
Energy Charges (paise per unit)
Monthly Consumption
slabs

Revised Tariff
wef 16.08.2014
20
60

Monthly Consumption Revised Tariff

Pre-revised Tariff slabs
wef 16.08.2014

Upto 120 units

330 Of and below 50 units

280

Upto 200 units

410 Of and below 120 units

380

Above 200 units

600 Of and below 200 units

450

Above 200 units

Remarks

630 Non Telescopic

Note

1. The method for billing for the above mentioned water supply schemes solely for
domestic purpose shall be as specified hereunder. The total monthly
consumption of electricity for the water supply to all the beneficiaries in the
group shall be divided by the number of beneficiary households and the demand
for electricity charges payable by individual household shall be prepared based
on the average monthly consumption per household applying the above tariff.
2.
Anganwadies, if any, availing drinking water from the above water supply
schemes shall also be considered as a beneficiary availing the water supply for
domestic purpose and the benefit of the scheme can be extended to them.

(vi) LT VI GENERAL (F)

Private hospitals, private clinics, private clinical laboratories, private X-ray
units,private mortuaries, private blood banks, private scanning centers,
computer training institutes, self- financing educational institutions
(including hostels), private coaching or tuition centres, cinema studios,
Audio/video cassette recording/duplication units, CD recording units, all
construction works, installations of cellular mobile communications, satellite
communications, offices and / or exchanges of telecom companies, offices or
institutions of All India Radio (AIR), offices or institutions of Doordarshan and
other Television broadcasting companies, cable TV networks, radio stations,
insurance companies, call centers, cinema dubbing and animationstudios, hall
marking centres.

10

Low tension VI General (F) {LT VI(F)}

Monthly Fixed Charges:
(Rs.per KW/month)
Single phase
Three phase

Approved Tariff wef 16.08.2014

60
120

Energy Charges (paise per unit)

Monthly Consumption
Approved Tariff wef 16.08.2014
slabs
Upto 100 units per month
580
Upto 200 units per month
650
Upto 300 units per month

720

Upto 500 units per month

780

above 500 units per month

(all units)

900

7. LT VII Commercial
(i) LT VII Commercial (A)
Tariff
for commercial consumers such as shops, other commercial
establishments for trading, showrooms, display outlets, business houses, hotels
and restaurants (having connected load exceeding 1000 W), private lodges,
private hostels, private guest houses, private rest houses, private travelers
bungalows, freezing plants, cold storages, milk chilling plants, bakeries (without
manufacturing process), petrol/diesel/ LPG /CNG bunks, automobile service
stations, computerized wheel alignment centres,
marble and granite cutting
units, LPG bottling plants, house boats, units carrying out filtering and packing
and other associated activities using extracted oil brought from outside, share
broking firms, stock broking firms, marketing firms.

Low tension VII Commercial (A) {LT VII(A)}

Pre revised
Revised Tariff wef
16.08.2014
Tariff
Fixed charge (Rs/ kW per month)
Single Phase
60
Particulars

Three phase

Remarks

60

120

120

Upto 100 units per month

580

600

Upto 200 units per month

650

670

Upto 300 units per month

720

740

Upto 500 units per month

780

800

above 500 units per month (all

units)

910

930

Energy Charge (paise per unit)*

11

Non telescopic

(ii)
LT VII Commercial ( B)
Tariff applicable to commercial consumers such as shops, bunks, hotels,
restaurants, telephone / fax / e-mail / photocopy booths and internet cafes
having connected load of and below 1000 Watts.
Low tension VII Commercial (B) {LT VII(B)}
Pre revised Tariff Revised Tariff wef
16.08.2014
Fixed charge (Rs/ kW per
40
month)
Energy Charge (paise per unit)
Particulars

40

Upto 100 units

420

470

0 to 200 units

520

570

0 to 300 units

620

630

Note: When connected load of the above mentioned consumers exceeds 1000 Watts,

such consumers shall be charged under LT - VII (A) tariff. If monthly consumption of
LT- VII (B) consumers having connected load of and below 1000 Watts, exceeds 300
units, the energy charges shall be realized at the rate of energy charges applicable
to LT -VII (A) consumers.
(iii)

LT VII COMMERCIAL (C)

Tariff applicable to cinema theatres; circus; sports and arts clubs, sailing or
swimming clubs and gymnasium having connected load exceeding 2000W
Low tension VII Commercial (C) {LT VII(C)}
Pre revised Tariff Revised Tariff wef
16.08.2014
Fixed charge (Rs/ kW per
90
month)
Energy Charge (paise per unit)
Particulars

90

Upto 1000 units

540

590

Above 1000 units

700

730

12

8. LOW TENSION VIII

(LT- VIII) PUBLIC LIGHTING

LT VIII (A) Unmetered street lights {LT VIII (A)}

Tariff applicable to various categories of unmetered public lighting per lamp .

Revised Tariff w.e.f 16.08.2014

LT VIII (A) Composite Tariff for Unmetered Street Lights
Rs/Lamp/Month
Burning Hours per day

TYPE OF LAMP
Ordinary
Ordinary
Ordinary
Fluo tube
Fluo tube
Floodlight
MV Lamp
MV Lamp
MV Lamp
MV Lamp
MV Lamp
SV Lamp
SV Lamp
SV Lamp
SV Lamp
SV Lamp
SV Lamp

Watts (W)
40
60
100
40
80
1000
80
125
160
250
400
70
80
100
125
150
250

4 Hours
20
31
51
20
41
518

CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
CFL
LED
MV Lamp on semi high mast only for 12
hrs burning per day
SV Lamp on semi high mast only for 12 hrs
burning per day

13

6 Hours
31
46
78
31
61
776

12 Hours
61
94
155
61
124
1553

47
69
89
138
221
39
44
55
69
82
138

65
104
132
206
330
59
65
82
104
124
206

132
206
265
414
661
116
132
165
206
247
414

11
22
44
18
36
72
15
30
36
72
144
18

2
5
9
3
7
15
3
6
7
15
30
3

3
7
14
6
12
22
5
9
12
22
45
6

7
14
28
12
22
45
9
18
22
45
90
12

1200

1982

250

414

B. LT VIII (B) METERED STREET LIGHTS AND TRAFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS

LT VIII (B) Tariff for Metered Street Lights and Traffic Signal Lights
(a) Fixed charge (Rs/ meter/month)

30

(b) Energy Charge (paise per unit)

360

Notes
1.

When public lighting is to be done after extension of lines, the beneficiaries

shall pay the cost of the work as per the cost data approved by the
Commission.

2.

In campuses where lines and lights are provided by the beneficiary, LT metered supply shall be provided at 360 paise
/kWh plus fixed charge of Rs.30 per meter per month subject to other conditions regarding the payment of cost of the
work.

3.

Supply to light houses when taken from the street mains of Kerala State
Electricity Board Limited or any other licensee will be charged at appropriate
public lighting tariff. Where metered independent supply is provided at low
tension, the rate applicable will be 360 paise/kWh plus fixed charge at Rs.30
per meter per month and subject to other conditions regarding payment of cost
of the work.

4.

In areas where low tension distribution lines of Kerala State Electricity

Board Limited and other licensees exist, metered supply shall be given by
the respective licens e for special type of lamps, for which t he rates are
not given in the table above, provided the lamps are installed and
maintained by the local bodies at their cost. The tariff applicable in such
cases shall be 360 paise per unit plus fixed charge at Rs 30/- per meter per
month, subject to other conditions regarding payment of cost of the work.

5.

Separate charges shall not be collected from the consumers towards service
charges for street lighting.

6.

Electricity duty is not payable for public lighting as per the provisions o f
Kerala Electricity Duty Act, 1963.

9. LT IX Display Lighting and Hoardings:

Display Lighting, hoarding, external illumination of buildings for publicity and
sales -promotion purposes .
LT IX Display Lighting and Hoardings
Particulars Pre revised
Tariff
Fixed charge (Rs/connection/month)
500
Energy charge (paise/unit)

1250

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Revised Tariff wef

16.08.2014
500
1250

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Major changes in the categorization of LT consumers
Pre revised
Tariff
category
(prior to
16.08.2014)

Particulars

Water supply schemes solely for domestic purpose

coming under Jalanidhi, Jaladhara, swajaladhara,
water
supply
societiesor
under
beneficiary
committees, schemes for SC ST ,Laksham veedu
settlements taken over and managed by Local
Government Institutions,social drinking water supply
schemes using local area development funds of
MLA/MP, social drinking water supply schemes using
funds of local self government institutions,social
drinking water supply schemes under PPS, Rajeev
Gandhi Drinking Water Schemes managed by
beneficiary groups.

Revised tariff
category
(w.e.f.
16.08.2014)

Remarks

LT VI E

Changed from
domestic to
LT VI E
General

Manufacturing units, soda manufacturing units,

plantation of cash crops, all non agricultural
pumping, drinking water pumping for public by KWA,
corporation, municipalities and panchayats

LT IV A

Introduced in
LT IV A

Cheenavala consumers without fish farming and

egger nurseries

LT V B

Introduced in
LT V B

LT VI Non-Domestic is renamed as LT VI General

Poly clinics under ex-servicemen Contributory

Health scheme (ECHS)

All post offices including extra departmental post

offices

LT VI C

LT VI B

Changed from
LT VI B To LT
VI C

Micro financing in`stitutions registered and

functioning as per the guidelines issued by reserve
Bank of India.

LT VI C

LT VI B

Changed from
LT VI CTo LT
VI B

Offices of service pensioners associations

LT VI C

LT VI B

Introduced in
LT VI B

Charitable Hospital guidance centres registered

under the Travancore-Cochin Literary ,Scientific and
Charitable Societies Registration Act,1955 ,
donations to which are exempted from Income Tax
and other similar charitable institutions recognised
by the Government,

LT VI D

Introduced in
LT VI D

LT VI D

Introduced in
LT VI D

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LT IA

LT VI A

Shelters exclusively for orphaned animals and birds

run by charitable institutions registered under the
Travancore-Cochin Literary ,Scientific and
Charitable Societies Registration Act,1955 ,
Private hospitals , private clinics,private clinical
laboratories, private X-ray units, private mortuaries,
private blood banks, private scanning centers,
computer training institutes, self- financing
educational institutions (including hostels)

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LT VIII

LT VI F

Introduced in
LT VI A

LT VIII is
renamed as
LT VI (F)

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Private Coaching centres or tuition centres

Cinema
studios,
Audio/video
cassette
recording/duplication units, CD recording units, all
construction works, installations of cellular mobile
communications
,cable TV networks, satellite
communications, offices/ exchanges of telecom
companies, offices or institutions of AIR,
Doordarshan and other television broadcasting
companies, radio stations, insurance companies,
call centers , cinema dubbing and animation studios
, hall marking centres.
Share Broking Firms, Stock Broking Firms, marketing
Firms
LT VIII category
LT VIII A Unmetered street lights
LT VIII B metered street lights and traffic signal
lights

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LT VII A

LT IX Display Lighting and Hoardings

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LT VI F

Introduced in
LT VIF

LT VI F

Recategorised
from LT VIIA
to LT VIF

LT VIIA

Introduced in
VII A

LT-IX

Renamed as
LT-VIII

LT IX

LT VIII A

LT IX

LT VIII B

LT-X

LT-IX

Renamed
from LT-IX to
LT-VIII
Renamed
from LT-X to
LT-IX