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Power consumers of the State have a pleasant surprise to start the new year with. The Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA) charges have reduced, and the figure is in the negative for the January billing cycle for all Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms). 

Why do so many electrocutions happen in Bengaluru, turning footpaths into potential death traps? The Hindu spoke to a former advisory member of the KERC, MG Prabhakar. 

Bescom claims to have maintained 76.69% of 11KV feeders in last yr. It has fixed 17,506 slanted HT poles & 10,084 slanted LT poles, & rectified 58,004 DTCs. KERC has mandated Safety Audit of 11KV feeders. Bescom also claims to have converted 1,541 feeders to UG lines.

The deaths of Soundarya and her baby after stepping on a live wire on Sunday sent citizens into a frenzy with many worried about the safety of electricity infrastructure in the city. This was, however, not an isolated incident

Bescom to install 17.5 lakh smart meters in Bengaluru by Dec, but project awaits cabinet approval; various hurdles faced by Bescom to implement prepaid smart meters; KERC notified draft rules for installation of prepaid smart meters by consumers; prepaid smart meters work similar to prepaid mobile connections.

Bescom consumers to pay ₹1.15/unit more in Sep bills due to FPPCA revision. Gruha Jyothi beneficiaries exempt. KERC allowed Bescom to recover FPPCA of 51 paise/unit in Jul-Sep & 50 paise/unit in Oct-Dec. Variations in fuel/power purchase costs led to 115 paise/unit hike in Aug bills. Oct bills to have…

KERC holds public hearing on KSEB's proposal to hike electricity distribution rates. Rates for LT single-phase & three-phase service connections up to 25 kW to be revised. Hearing to be held on July 18, online/in-person attendance options available. Public can also convey opinions/suggestions via email.

Tariff for the financial year April 2023 – March 2024 was hiked in May 2023, which meant that the escoms had to collect the tariff for the month of April retrospectively. Thus, a 70 paise per unit arrear would be passed on to consumers in June.  Along with this, the…

The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to set up the State Load Dispatch Centre (SLDC) under an independent entity within six weeks while pointing out that the State has not fulfilled this mandate of the Electricity Act, 2003, even after two decades since the law came…

Industrial and business houses in Belagavi district have decided to pay only 75% of their power bills and register their protest against what they call a steep hike in power bills starting June.

Activists of Karnataka Prantha Raitha Sangha (KPRS) staged a demonstration outside the headquarters of Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) in Kalaburagi on Tuesday demanding that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) circular on linking Aadhaar with irrigation pumpsets of below 10 HP within six months, be withdrawn.