THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Cess will be charged on electricity at the rate of 19 paise per unit this month too. This is to compensate for the loss due to the purchase of electricity outside the surcharge. This is in addition to 10 paise decided by KSEB and 9 paise approved by the Electricity Regulatory Commission. Meanwhile, the Regulatory Commission has announced that the electricity tariff has been extended till September 30. The tariff which came into effect on June 26 last year expired in March this year. Although the application was submitted, the process was not completed, so the commission extended it till June 30. By the time the proceedings were completed, the association of large industrial consumers approached the High Court and obtained a stay.

The Commission said that the new tariff will be announced before September 30 if the High Court approves it. The tariff to be announced is for the year 2023-24 to 2026-27.