SC upholds tariff restoration and deadline extension for Karnataka solar projects

Setting aside the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission's (KERC) earlier order that reduced the tariff payable to Hirehalli Solar Power Project, a solar energy project by land-owning farmers, from Rs. 8.40 per unit to Rs. 4.36 per unit, the top court said that the tribunal had rightly restored the tariff of Rs 8.40 per unit and directed Bangalore Electricity Supply Co (BESCO) to pay the farmers the difference in per unit tariff along with the late payment surcharge.