Amidst a strong opposition from industrialists, MSME sector and consumers, the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC), Mysuru, on Wednesday proposed a hike in power tariff by ₹0.5014 a unit across all slabs for the financial year 2022-25 during a public hearing organised by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC).
The consumers – domestic and industrial sectors – expressed their objections to the proposal and wanted the CESC’s appeal for tariff revision to be rejected outright. They instead sought a cut in tariff, denouncing the CESC’s move for revision citing revenue deficit.
Instead of a hike, it can consider cutting the tariff by improving its overall performance and minimising administrative expenditure, a few participants said.
