Mysuru: Power consumers, cutting across various categories including domestic and industrial, have rejected the proposed power tariff appeal filed by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC). At a public hearing organised by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) at the Court Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s Office here this morning, consumers urged the KERC to…
Can your electric connection be cut without a notice?
February 4, 2018By N.S. Pradeep Kumar, Mysore Grahakara Parishat Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) has recently received two complaints (both from senior citizens) about disconnection of electricity supply. In a case from Vijayashreepura, the consumer had forgotten to pay the electric bill and in a case from V.V. Puram, the consumer had paid the bill, but Chamundeshwari Electric…
Brace up for 7-hour power cut tomorrow
December 20, 2017Mysuru: You need to wind up all your household work that involves electrical appliances by 10 am tomorrow (Dec. 21) as there would be no power till 5 pm. Half of Mysuru city will not have power supply as the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) is undertaking emergency maintenance works at Doddakere Maidan Distribution Centre,…
Brace up to shell out Re. 1 per unit of electricity
December 10, 2017Bengaluru: Electricity consumers across the State will have to shell out at least Re. 1 per unit more for 2018-19 if the electricity supply companies (Escoms) have their way. The Escoms, which have to approach the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) annually for revision of tariffs, have sought hikes ranging between Rs. 1.23 and Rs….
CESC restores Electricity Helpline No. 1912
October 13, 2017Mysuru: The Chamundeshwari Electricity Company (CESC) has restored “Electricity Helpline 1912” for the consumers of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Hassan districts. Also, the shifting of the CESC Centralised Customer Care Centre office has been completed. Consumers can henceforth register their complaints like power supply interruption/ bill payments etc., through toll-free electricity helpline 1912. A…
Electricity Helpline 1912 to be out of service for 4 days
September 10, 2017Mysuru: As the Office of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Centralised Customer Care Centre is being shifted from Kuvempunagar to new Corporate Office building at Vijayanagar 2nd stage, the service of Electricity Helpline 1912 will not be available from Sept. 12 to Sept. 15 for the electricity consumers of Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Kodagu, Mandya and Hassan…
Suggestions to CESC
August 24, 2017Sir, Apropos the letter titled “Will CESC fix spacers to overhead lines? (SOM dated Aug. 3), it is observed some elements are not only encroaching public footpaths with permanent fixtures and barbed wires making the hapless public, specially children and senior citizens, direct targets to fast moving vehicles on roads but also growing coconut and…
CESC holds public grievances meet
August 21, 2017Mysuru: Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) had organised public grievances meet at its Sub-Divisional Office in Ramakrishnanagar here this morning. About 20 residents, mostly from rural areas, participated in the meet. The meeting was chaired by CESC Superintending Engineer (SE) Narasimhegowda. Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) S.B. Anita, Assistant Engineers Suresh, Y. Muheer Ahmed and Junior…
CESC outsourced employees to protest
August 7, 2017Mysuru: The outsourced employees of Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Company (CESC) will be taking out a silent rally demanding salary on a fixed date, PF and ESI facilities and later will submit a memorandum to CESC MD on Aug. 9. The decision was taken during the CESC Outsourced Employees Association Conference held at Town Hall yesterday….
Will CESC fix spacers to overhead lines?
August 3, 2017Sir, The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has become tech-savvy with the installation of smart meters which should definitely be useful for both CESC and their consumers. To achieve this, CESC commenced its work by replacing almost all the existing overhead lines in most parts of Mysuru. This is just a manual labour and no…
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