
The Kerala State Electricity Board Limited (KSEBL) has said that it suffered a revenue loss of Rs 35.94 crore in 2015-16 on account of having to provide 'open access' to industrial consumers without collecting a surcharge for the same. The beleaguered state government company has now sought permission from the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission to collect cross subsidy surcharge and an additional surcharge from these consumers to make up for the loss.