K'taka doctor brutally thrashed by deceased kid's family The Karnataka electricity regulator on Wednesday increased the power tariff by 30 paise per unit to consumers across the board for fiscal 2021-22, with effect from April 1. The opposition Congress opposed the hike and termed it as a "BJP shock" to the people in the state. "The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved an average tariff increase of 30 paise per unit for financial year 2021-22," the KERC said in a statement here. (representational image).Reuters file The electricity supply companies had, however, sought an average increase of Rs 1.35 per unit. "The revised tariff is an average increase of 3.84 per cent against 17.31 per cent sought by the power distributors (Escoms)," said the regulator.