‘Businesses will be forced to shut down or shift to other States where electricity charges are less’ Mysore/Mysuru: The Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), represented by its President K.B. Lingaraju and KIADB Industrial Area Manufacturers Association (KIAMA), represented by its Vice-President K. Ravindra Prabhu, have expressed shock and disappointment over the steep increase…
KERC hikes tariff again; CM chooses to shift blame
June 6, 2023Small industries register protest; warns shut down Bengaluru: The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), which had hiked the rate of 70 paise per unit of electricity on May 12, has now again ordered an average increase of 51 paise per unit under the pretext of ‘Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA)’ charge. As per…
Electricity tariff hiked by 70 paise a unit
May 13, 2023Bengaluru: In a rude shock to the people of the State a day before the counting of votes for Karnataka Assembly polls-2023, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday hiked power charges by 70 paise a unit for domestic consumers with retrospective effect from Apr. 1. The tariff is hiked by 70 paise a…
Power tariff up by 35 paise per unit, effective from Apr. 1
April 5, 2022Bengaluru: Get ready to pay an extra 35 per paise per unit in your electricity bill as the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) yesterday announced an increase in power tariff. The average hike is 35 paise per unit, which works out to an increase of 4.33 percent. KERC Chairman H.M. Manjunatha told the media that…
Power tariff hike from April 1?
March 25, 2022Bengaluru: Soon after the steep hike in edible oil, Petrol, Diesel and LPG prices, the Government in yet another blow to the common man, is all set to hike power tariff from Apr.1, with Electricity Supply Companies (ESCOMs) exerting pressure on the Government for a steep tariff hike in order to overcome rising expenses of…
KERC hearing on power tariff: CESC wants Rs. 2.27 hike per unit; consumers say no
February 17, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: The annual exercise of public hearing by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) before the power tariffs are hiked was held this morning at the Deputy Commissioner’s Office Court Hall. The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) has sought a hike of Rs. 2.27 per unit in the existing rates. The hearing was held under the…
Energy Minister hints at power tariff hike
January 22, 2022Bengaluru: Days after the KMF announced that it has sought the approval of the State Government for hiking milk price by Rs. 3 a litre, the Government has hinted at hiking power tariff shortly. Addressing presspersons here on Friday, Energy Minister Sunil Kumar said that the Government is considering power tariff hike based on the…
Small-scale industrialists condemn hike in power tariff
January 9, 2022Mysore/Mysuru: At a time when the manufacturing sector is slowly looking up post COVID pandemic, the CESC’s decision to hike power tariff has raised the eyebrows of industrialists. In a press release, the MSME Council condemned the CESC for its proposal to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Authority, seeking a hike in power tariff of HT…
Power tariff hiked by 30 paise per unit
June 10, 2021Bengaluru: In a blow to the common man who is already reeling under the effect of COVID-19 crisis, the State Government on Wednesday hiked power tariff by an average of 30 paise per unit. The tariff revision comes after the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) approved the hike. However, this is less than the average…
KERC holds public hearing in city: Consumers say NO to power tariff hike
February 17, 2021Mysore/Mysuru: Power consumers cutting across various categories have urged the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to reject the appeal filed by Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) for a hike in power tariff. At a public hearing organised by the KERC at the Court Hall of the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office this morning, representatives of various…
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