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Karnataka power rate hike temporary: PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi

Karnataka PWD Minister Satish Jarkiholi on June 13 said that the hike in power rates is temporary. “The issue is resolved soon,” he said.

The Hindu · Jun 13, 2023

Power tariff hike will have adverse impact on trade and industry, says KKCCI

The office-bearers of the Kalyana Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KKCCI) who met on Monday in Kalaburagi held that the power tariff hike approved by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) will adversely impact trade, industry and commerce, apart from mounting additional financial burden on the domestic consumers across…

The Hindu · Jun 12, 2023

New electricity tariffs kick in, leave consumers in shock

As the new tariff revisions, which were approved by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in May, came into effect and started reflecting in the bills generated this month, many citizens were left in a state of shock or confusion. Many took to social media to air out their confusion…

The Hindu · Jun 10, 2023

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Reconsider indiscriminate power tariff hike, industrialists from across North Karnataka urge KERC, State government

Strongly condemning what they have termed as indiscriminate power tariff hike, industrialists from across North Karnataka have, under the aegis of Karnatak Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), set a seven-day deadline to KERC and the State government to reconsider the power tariff hike.

The Hindu · Jun 9, 2023

Power bills to be dearer by ₹2.89 per unit for Bescom consumers in June

The electricity tariff for Bescom consumers for June will be up by ₹2.89 per unit, owing to fuel and power purchase cost adjustment, as well as arrears from April.

The Hindu · Jun 4, 2023

Free 200 units power: Consumers await clarity on ambiguities

“How will they determine our average power consumption if we moved into a new house just six months ago?” “What if our rental unit was empty up until four months ago, and now, we have new tenants who are consuming many units of electricity?” Many such questions are being asked…

The Hindu · Jun 2, 2023

Domestic tariff slabs reduced from 4 to 2 for Bescom consumers

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), on May 12, Friday, announced non-telescopic tariff slabs for the domestic consumers of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom), under which the number of tariff slabs would be reduced from four to two. However, the same would not be applicable to LT industrial consumers

The Hindu · May 12, 2023

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Steep hike of average 70 paise per unit in power tariff across categories

The new tariff will be applicable from April 2023. Electricity supply companies (Escoms) across Karnataka had submitted tariff revision proposals to the commission in November 2022.

The Hindu · May 12, 2023

Opposition to FAC collection in electricity bills

BengaluruOpposition poured in a day after Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) announced th

The Hindu · Sep 24, 2022

Top Karnataka news developments today

Key news developments from Karnataka on September 24, 2022

The Hindu · Sep 24, 2022

Bescom to charge extra 43 paise per unit from October

The increased price of coal has led to the revision of costs

The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022

Bescom issues clarification about charges on bills after video goes viral

Bescom urged its consumers to not pay heed to such baseless and false information

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

P. Ravi Kumar is new KERC chairman

Bengaluru

The Hindu · Jun 6, 2022

Bengaluru residents demand better power infrastructure

There were two fatalities in April; Bescom says several measures have been taken to reduce electrical accidents

The Hindu · Apr 30, 2022

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The Hindu · Apr 5, 2022

Power tariff hike condemned, termed a big shock

KCCI urges Govt. to continue earlier rate and SUCI(C) says rise is anti-people

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022

Electricity tariff up by average 35 paise per unit

Bengaluru

The Hindu · Apr 4, 2022

Be serious about business, KERC tells Escoms

Regulatory commission asks Escoms to run like industries, not government entities

The Hindu · Mar 1, 2022

GESCOM’s power tariff revision proposal opposed at KERC consultative meeting in Kalaburagi

Consumers, industrialists, and farmers, from districts coming under the jurisdiction of the Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM), voiced their opposition to the increase in power tariff between 95 paise and ₹2.75 a unit for various categories proposed by the GESCOM to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC).

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The Hindu · Feb 22, 2022

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission extends time for RPO compliance to September

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has extended the time for complying with the renewable purchase obligation (RPO) for the financial years 2020 and 2021 to September 30, 2022.

The Hindu · Feb 17, 2022

Stakeholders oppose proposed power tariff hike

They want CESC to recover arrears, improve its efficiency

The Hindu · Feb 14, 2022

Karnataka trade bodies object to proposed tariff hike by Bescom

Trade bodies, the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the Karnataka Small Scale Industries Association, expressed strong objection to the proposed hike in tariff by the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company

The Hindu · Feb 7, 2022

Total dues to GESCOM cross ₹4,000 crore

Free electricity for irrigation pumpsets of farmers being offered by governments through various schemes appears to have proved costly for the State-owned Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company (GESCOM).

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