Mangaluru  : Consumers vehemently opposed Mangalore Electricity Supply Company’s plea to increase power tariff by an average of Rs 1.33 per unit and urged the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to direct the company to efficiently manage its finances. MESCOM Managing Director Prashanth Kumar Mishra said that the company’s finances have been affected by the […]

Bangaluru: The Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) has requested the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) and the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) for a reduction in power charges from April. The request comes at a time when the KERC is working on drawing the new power tariffs for all stakeholders and customers. It […]

Mangaluru : The power consumers of Mescom have urged the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to reject the appeal filed by Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Mescom) for a hike in the power tariff. At a public hearing on Monday, representatives from Kanara Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI), farmers, Ice Plant and Cold Storage […]

Bangalore: The election code of conduct has come to the rescue of power consumers for the second time in a row as the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) may be forced to put on hold the power tariff revision for the coming financial year by a few months. Speaking on the sidelines of the swearing-in […]

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 […]

Bangalore : The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Monday allowed electricity supply companies (escoms) to hike tariff by an average of 23 paise per unit for year 2013-14. The escoms had earlier sought a hike of 70 paise. The KERC, however, gave the escoms a free hand to revise tariff once every quarter as […]

Udupi: A gazette notification made by the government in 2007 making it mandatory for all houses of 600 square feet and above located in 1200 square feet land, to have solar water heaters, is now facing opposition. The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission had issued this notification on the grounds that it would be difficult to […]

Bangalore : The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) today issued an official notification from the electricity supply companies with an instruction to increased power tariffs with immediate effect, which shocked the common man and rural population Speaking on the occasion, KERC Chairman Srinivasmurthy said tariff will be 28.54 paise per unit in CHESCom jurisdiction and […]