The Karnataka electricity regulator on Wednesday increased the power tariff by 30 paise per unit to consumers across the board for fiscal 2021-22, with effect from April 1.The opposition Congress opposed the hike and termed it as a "BJP .
Power use often becomes theft, puts industrial units in trouble
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A Bescom official admitted the utility has received several complaints on this, but has not been able to do much as section 135 of the Electricity Act, 2003 is worded that way. The vigilance teams invoke this section as it can inflict maximum damage, but it throws a well-run industrial unit off the gear for weeks or months.
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Sections of small-scale industries have complained to the government about “harassment” they often face from Bangalore Electricity Supply Company’s (Bescom) vigilance teams, who seek to criminalise use of electricity under a wrong tariff category.
Users oppose GESCOM’s power tariff revision proposal
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It wants to hike tariff by ₹1.56 a unit for all category of consumers
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It wants to hike tariff by ₹1.56 a unit for all category of consumers
A proposal by THE Gulbarga Electricity Supply Company Limited (GESCOM) to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) for increasing power tariff by 156 paisa a unit for all category of consumers was strongly opposed.
In a consultative meeting of power users convened by KERC at the district administrative complex here on Thursday, almost all consumers appealed to KERC to reject the proposal.
In his presentation on the tariff revision proposal, Rahul Pandve, Managing Director of GESCOM, put the projected revenue deficit of ₹1,196.89 crore, which included the pending deficit of ₹982.29 crore and the projected deficit of ₹214.60 crore for 2021-22, and appealed to the commission to allow the hike .
Stakeholders slam HESCOM’s proposed power hike
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They claim power company wants to ‘rub salt on the wounds of the people’
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They claim power company wants to ‘rub salt on the wounds of the people’
The proposed power tariff hike was opposed by several stakeholders during a public hearing conducted by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in Dharwad on Monday.
In the hearing, chaired by chairman of KERC Shambu Dayal Meena, the stakeholders, including representatives of consumers’ forums, industrialists, and businessmen, vehemently opposed the proposed hike of 0.73 paise per unit sought by Hubballi Electricity Supply Company (HESCOM).