Mysore/Mysuru: In response to complaints about the unscientific underground (UG) cable laying works conducted by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) Limited, which pose a threat to the development projects of Mysuru City Corporation (MCC), the civic body, led by Mayor Shivakumar, has taken CESC officers to task. During a meeting held at the Jayachamaraja Wadiyar…
Power bills of July, August will be low, claims CESC MD
June 16, 2023Mysore Industries Association appeals for more time to pay bills; CESC says difficult proposition Mysore/Mysuru: Following the implementation of the revised power tariff, industries have experienced a significant surge in their electricity bills, with many expressing concerns over a minimum increase of 40 percent. This drastic rise has raised anxieties among industrialists, who fear that…
Hiked tariff from April being billed in June: CESC MD clarifies
June 13, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) revised the power tariff on May 12, 2023, raising it to an average 70 paise per unit for all household connections in the State and the order was given retrospective effect from April 2023. Due to the revision of the tariff, an enhanced average 70 paise per unit…
No power supply on June 11, 12 and 13
June 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has taken up 1st quarterly maintenance works at Kadakola, Hootagalli Power Receiving Centres and Metagalli and Hebbal Power Distribution Centres, there will be no power supply tomorrow (June 11) between 9.30 am and 6 pm in the following areas: Kadakola Power Receiving Centre: Kadakola, Byathahalli, Dadadahalli, Sindhuvalli, Chikkakanya,…
Lokayukta Cops trap CESC AEE while accepting bribe
June 10, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In a late night operation on Thursday, the Lokayukta Police trapped a CESC (Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation) Engineer while he was allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs. 2 lakh inside his car near the Hinkal Flyover on Hunsur Road in city. Ashok, Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), CESC, who is working at Kushalnagar in Kodagu…
Alleged negligence by Forest Dept., CESC: Wild tusker electrocuted in coffee estate
May 28, 2023Madikeri: A wild tusker, which had strayed into a private coffee estate in search of food and water, was electrocuted after it touched a sagging 11 KV power line, passing through the coffee estate at Kutta village, Srimangala hobli in Ponnampet taluk yesterday early morning. The tusker was said to be aged between 40 and…
No power supply in many parts of city tomorrow
March 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: As Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has taken up fourth quarterly maintenance works at 66/11 KFTC, South, Hebbal, Metagalli and Mysore South Power Distribution Centres and Hootagalli Power Receiving Centre, there will be no power supply tomorrow (Mar. 5) between 10 am and 6 pm in the following areas: 66/11 KFTC Power Distribution Centre:…
CESC for revision of power tariff at Rs.1.46 per unit
February 15, 2023Industrialists, small scale sector oppose hike at KERC hearing Mysore/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 Zilla Panchayat Hall this morning, consumers…
MCCI flays CESC proposal for upper revision of power tariff
February 11, 2023Mysuru: The Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and KIADB Industrial Areas Manufacturers Association (KIAMA), have flayed the CESC’s move for steep hike in Industrial power tariff. In a joint press statement, MCCI President K.B. Lingaraju and KIADB Vice-President K. Ravindra Prabhu said that CESC has submitted a proposal to Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission…
Power theft: CESC Vigilance Squad registers 26 cases
February 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: Dy.SP Dharmendra led CESC Vigilance Squad, which raided various places at Mysuru, Chamarajanagar, Mandya and Hassan districts have registered 26 power theft cases. The squad, which conducted raids in Tandavapura and Suttur in Nanjangud taluk, Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Hassan limits, found that 26 persons were stealing power through illegal power connections and registered cases…
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