Bengaluru : Chief Minister expressed his dissatisfaction over 1948 applications that were pending for electrification under the Ganga Kalyana scheme and gave clear instruction to complete it within two months. The instruction was given to the senior officials of the Energy Department in the meeting of District Commissioners and Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officers held […]

Mangaluru: With the thermal plants in Karnataka clutching at straws than much needed coal affecting power production, electricity supply companies including Mangalore Electricity Supply Company (Mescom) have been forced to resort to unscheduled load shedding. While there is no official word on load shedding, Mescom has already resorted to load shedding for 45 minutes to […]

Bangalore: Reservoirs in the State may have enough water to meet the power requirements for the next six months but electricity supply companies (Escoms) have resorted to unscheduled load-shedding. Reason? The Congress government wants to ensure there is not much power disruption during the summer when Lok Sabha elections will be held. There have been […]