Bescom proposes tariff hike of 67 paise per unit for 2025-26 in Bengaluru
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Bescom proposes tariff hike of 67 paise per unit for 2025-26 in Bengaluru

The Hindu  

With demand surging in Bengaluru and in the agriculture sector, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has proposed a tariff hike of 67 paise per unit for FY 2025-26 in its first Multi-Year Tariff application filed before the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission. The power utility has also proposed a steep tariff hike of 75 paise per unit for 2026-27 and 91 paise hike for 2027-28. Bescom had proposed a hike of 49 paise for FY 2024-25, but KERC had approved a reduction in energy charges for the year across various categories. Bescom withdraws cross subsidy order In October this year, KERC had approved escoms’ proposal to increase cross subsidy surcharge for various categories of consumers for the year 2024-25.

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Karnataka electricity tariff: Energy charges come down by 10 paise for domestic consumers, fixed charges go up
3 days, 19 hours ago

Karnataka electricity tariff: Energy charges come down by 10 paise for domestic consumers, fixed charges go up

The Hindu  

Ahead of Ugadi, electricity consumers in Karnataka get good news as the electricity tariff in the State across all categories have been reduced. In the first multi-year tariff order pronounced by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday, Low Tension - I consumers have been given a rebate of 10 paise per unit on electricity charges for the upcoming financial …

BESCOM to install smart meters for new connections, maintenance cost to be shared by all consumers: Report
5 days, 4 hours ago

BESCOM to install smart meters for new connections, maintenance cost to be shared by all consumers: Report

Hindustan Times  

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company will begin installing smart meters for new and temporary connections starting March 1. A senior official stated that the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission directed Bescom to recover smart meter maintenance costs from all consumers. A Bescom official further elaborated on the cost implications, stating that each smart meter costs ₹4,998, which consumers must pay in full, …

Karnataka electricity tariff to rise from April 1; BJP calls it ’anti-people’
1 week, 3 days ago

Karnataka electricity tariff to rise from April 1; BJP calls it ’anti-people’

Live Mint  

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission on Thursday allowed energy supply companies to recover the government’s share of pension and gratuity contributions from consumers. Following the Government of Karnataka's order, the Commission allows ESCOMs to recover the government’s portion of pension and gratuity contributions uniformly from their consumers as 'P&G Surcharge,' stated the KERC order dated March 18. "The aforesaid levy …

Power consumers will have to pay for pension, gratuity of MESCOM employees from 2025-26
1 month, 1 week ago

Power consumers will have to pay for pension, gratuity of MESCOM employees from 2025-26

The Hindu  

Electricity consumers of MESCOM will have to pay towards the pension and gratuity of the company employees from 2025-26 onwards. Though Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission rejected this proposal stating that it will be a burden on the consumers who need not pay on behalf of the government, the Karnataka High Court has allowed it. This came to the fore at …

Electricity tariff hiked by 16 paise per unit in Kerala
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Electricity tariff hiked by 16 paise per unit in Kerala

New Indian Express  

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Get ready to shell out more for your power consumption as the Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved an average tariff hike of 16 paise per unit for domestic consumers. From April 1, 2025, consumers will have to pay 12 paise more, taking the overall hike to 28 paise per unit on an average in the 2025-26 fiscal. …

BESCOM proposes three-year power tariff hike for 2025-28, Congress defends move
3 months, 3 weeks ago

BESCOM proposes three-year power tariff hike for 2025-28, Congress defends move

India Today  

Bangalore Electricity Supply Company on Friday proposed a power tariff hike for the next three years, which could impact electricity bills starting from 2025. According to BESCOM officials, the hike will affect only those who are not enrolled in government schemes like the Gruha Jyothi, which provides up to 200 units of free electricity to eligible households. While the tariff …

Power tariff goes up in Pondy; AIADMK stages protest, DMK to siege secretariat
7 months ago

Power tariff goes up in Pondy; AIADMK stages protest, DMK to siege secretariat

New Indian Express  

PUDUCHERRY: The recent hike in the power tariff by an average of 7.94% in Puducherry, approved by the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission of Union Territories and Goa, has evoked strong protests from political parties. Under the “One Hut One Bulb” initiative, consumers will now pay Rs 1.95 per unit, up from Rs 1.45. Domestic consumers face a 45-paise increase in …

Electricity bill set to increase in Tamil Nadu from July as tariff hiked by 4.83%
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Electricity bill set to increase in Tamil Nadu from July as tariff hiked by 4.83%

The Hindu  

The Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission has announced a hike of 4.83% for domestic and all other consumers. As per the tariff order, the slabs for domestic consumers have been increased in the range of 20 paise to 55 paise per unit. While the unit cost under the minimum slab of 400 units bi-monthly, is being increased from ₹4.60 per …

Bescom records lowest single day demand in over a year on May 19
10 months, 1 week ago

Bescom records lowest single day demand in over a year on May 19

The Hindu  

After a year of power crisis and record demand, the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company recorded a single-day demand of 4,855 megawatts on May 19, the lowest single-day demand recorded in over a year. The highest demand for the year, 8,444 MW, which was also the all-time highest, was also recorded just a few weeks ago on May 2. With failed …

Electricity tariff increased marginally for industries in HP
1 year ago

Electricity tariff increased marginally for industries in HP

Hindustan Times  

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has decided that there will not be an increase in tariff for any category of consumers in the state due to the subsidy being provided by the state government. The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has issued the Tariff Order containing tariff/charges for Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited for the financial year 2024-25 …

Industries welcome downward revision in electricity tariff
1 year, 1 month ago

Industries welcome downward revision in electricity tariff

The Hindu  

Consumers and industries have welcomed the downward revision of electricity charges by Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission and have described it as ‘’historic’’. The ESCOMs across Karnataka including the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation had sought an upward revision ₹0.35 per unit for domestic consumers besides an increase of ₹0.15 per unit by way of fixed charges ostensibly to meet its revenue …

Electricity tariff down for the first time in nearly 15 years
1 year, 1 month ago

Electricity tariff down for the first time in nearly 15 years

The Hindu  

Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission made an early tariff revision announcement for the financial year 2024–25 on Wednesday. For the first time in nearly 15 years, there is a significant reduction in energy charges of electricity tariff across different categories. The commission has announced a reduction of 110 paise a unit for LT – …

Bescom sees a steady increase of electricity sales
1 year, 2 months ago

Bescom sees a steady increase of electricity sales

The Hindu  

The sale of electricity by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company has consistently gone up post the COVID-19 pandemic years, the data provided by the company has shown. In FY 2020-21, the company had sold 18,464 MU of power to LT consumers while in 2022-23, the sales touched 20,488 MU. Senior officials from the Finance Department of Bescom said the DERS …

Bescom electricity bills to be cheaper by 37 paise per unit in January billing cycle
1 year, 2 months ago

Bescom electricity bills to be cheaper by 37 paise per unit in January billing cycle

The Hindu  

Consumers of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company can start their year with a pleasant surprise as there will be a reduction of 37 paise per unit in the electricity bills of the January billing cycle. In an order passed on December 29, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission approved the FPPCA charges of –37 paise based on the variations in the …

KERC proposes multi-year tariff system across Karnataka
1 year, 5 months ago

KERC proposes multi-year tariff system across Karnataka

The Hindu  

If the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission has its way, by April 2024, consumers in Karnataka will know how much they would have to pay as electricity tariff until FY 2026–27. The commission has proposed a multi-year tariff framework for retail electricity supply for the first time under the Draft Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission Regulations, 2023. While the KERC will file …

Explained | Calculating electricity tariff in Karnataka
1 year, 9 months ago

Explained | Calculating electricity tariff in Karnataka

The Hindu  

The story so far: Just a few days after the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government promised free power up to 200 units for eligible domestic households in Karnataka under the Gruha Jyothi scheme, came a shocker to citizens as the tariff for the month of June was hiked by an average of ₹2-2.5 per unit across electricity supply companies. Those who consumed …

After Punjab & Himachal Pradesh, now Karnataka also hikes electricity prices by Rs 2.89 per unit after promising free electricity
1 year, 9 months ago

After Punjab & Himachal Pradesh, now Karnataka also hikes electricity prices by Rs 2.89 per unit after promising free electricity

Op India  

Karnataka’s energy costs and power tariffs increased by Rs 2.89 per unit in June despite Siddaramaiah’s state government’s free electricity pledge. However, it was reported that in Himachal Pradesh, the Congress-led state government hiked 86 paise per unit in power tariff for the financial year 2023-24 after promising free units of electricity. In February this year, the Himachal Pradesh State …

Power bills to be dearer by ₹2.89 per unit for Bescom consumers in June
1 year, 9 months ago

Power bills to be dearer by ₹2.89 per unit for Bescom consumers in June

The Hindu  

On the back of the State government’s announcement about the implementation of the Gruha Jyothi scheme from July comes a shock for consumers of Bangalore Electricity Supply Company ; the tariff for June will be up by ₹2.89 per unit, owing to fuel and power purchase cost adjustment, as well as arrears from April. While the FPPCA for this January, …

Karnataka hikes power tariff by 70 paise per unit across categories, rates effective from April 1
1 year, 10 months ago

Karnataka hikes power tariff by 70 paise per unit across categories, rates effective from April 1

India Today  

As Kannadigas waited for the assembly election results with bated breath, the state raised the power tariff by 70 paise per unit across categories, in one of the steepest hikes in a decade. “To bridge the approved revenue gap of Rs 4,457.12 crore, the commission has approved an average increase in consumer tariff by 70 paise per unit in all …

Himachal: HPERC increases electricity tariff by 22 paise per unit for all consumers
1 year, 11 months ago

Himachal: HPERC increases electricity tariff by 22 paise per unit for all consumers

Hindustan Times  

The Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday increased the electricity tariffs for all consumers by 22 paise per unit for the financial year 2023-24. The tariff for Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited has been issued after determining the true-up of uncontrollable parameters for the financial year 2021-22 and aggregate revenue requirement of the HPSEBL, said chairman, HPERC, DK …

No hike in power bills in Bihar as CM announces subsidy of ₹13,114 cr
1 year, 11 months ago

No hike in power bills in Bihar as CM announces subsidy of ₹13,114 cr

Hindustan Times  

In a major relief to power consumers in Bihar, the state government Friday announced that there will be no hike in electricity rates effective from April 1 and that it would provide a subsidy amount totalling ₹13,114 crore to cover up the hike in power tariff recommended recently by the Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission. However, the chief minister raised the …

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP
2 years ago

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: There will be no hike in tariff of power supplied to domestic consumers, while the state government will pay ₹10,135.22 crores for supplying free power to farmers and subsidised power to SCs, STs, MBCs and aqua farmers, APERC chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy has announced. Releasing the retail supply tariff order for the financial year 2023–24 in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, …

Karnataka spent ₹33,000 crore annually on power purchase
2 years, 6 months ago

Karnataka spent ₹33,000 crore annually on power purchase

The Hindu  

Karnataka has been spending a whopping ₹33,000 crore on power purchase an average annually under Power Purchase Agreement, Power Minister Sunil Kumar informed the Legislative Council on Monday. This includes long-term and short-term loans taken for development works and power purchase,” the Minister, said replying to BJP member Bharathi Shetty. Debt burden Giving the break-up of the debt burden of …

Subsidy: Haryana farmers to pay 10 paise per unit for power costing ₹6.67 per unit
2 years, 11 months ago

Subsidy: Haryana farmers to pay 10 paise per unit for power costing ₹6.67 per unit

Hindustan Times  

The highly-subsidised electricity supplied to Haryana’s farm sector to run agriculture tubewells will cost the state government ₹6.67 per unit in 2022-23 financial year. The power tariff approved by the HERC for 2022-23 said agriculture tubewell supply tariff will be ₹ 6.67 per unit for the metered supply. The power tariff approved by the HERC for 2022-23 said agriculture tubewell …

Power charges up by 11 paise per unit in MP
8 years, 5 months ago

Power charges up by 11 paise per unit in MP

Hindustan Times  

Get ready to pay more for electricity as the energy charges have gone up by 11 paise per unit from this month in MP. Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has approved the increase in electricity tariff from 4 paise per unit to 14 paise per unit. This means the power tariff will increase by 11 paise per unit per month …

Power tariff hike in MP draws flak from farmers, industry
8 years, 11 months ago

Power tariff hike in MP draws flak from farmers, industry

Hindustan Times  

Farmers grappling with crop loss and mounting loans in Madhya Pradesh received another blow in the form of power tariff increase. “This is a big relief to industries which require 24x7 power,” former MP State Electricity Board additional superintendent Ramesh C Somani said. Mahakaushal Chamber of Commerce and Industries senior member Shankar Nagdeo said instead for checking power theft, discoms …

Electricity tariff hike for BEST customers
11 years, 7 months ago

Electricity tariff hike for BEST customers

India TV News  

Mumbai: In a major electricity tariff shock to Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport consumers, state electricity regulator Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission approved an average 8.90 per cent tariff hike yesterday for fiscal 2013-14. MERC has approved BEST's multi-year tariff plan till FY16 and allowed an average hike of 8.90 per cent, 8.61 per cent and 8.42 per cent in FY14, …

EGoM on gas to meet on May 7; power tariff to rise marginally
11 years, 11 months ago

EGoM on gas to meet on May 7; power tariff to rise marginally

India TV News  

New Delhi, April 30: An Empowered Group of Ministers will meet on May 7 to consider nearly doubling the price of domestic natural gas, a move that is expected to result in just a 2.6 per cent hike in electricity tariff and a 13 per cent rise in fertiliser subsidy. Antony will consider pricing methodology suggested by the Rangarajan committee …

Power tariff in Gujarat hiked by an average of 34 paise per unit
11 years, 11 months ago

Power tariff in Gujarat hiked by an average of 34 paise per unit

India TV News  

Ahmedabad, Apr 17: Electricity in Gujarat will get costlier on an average by 34 paise per unit as an order on tariff restructuring was passed by the Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission here on Tuesday. However, consumers in below poverty level category have been excluded from the hike, an official statement said.GERC decided different petitions of four distribution companies of state-owned …

Electricity tariff to go up from tomorrow in Andhra Pradesh
12 years ago

Electricity tariff to go up from tomorrow in Andhra Pradesh

The Hindu  

Nearly 2.5 crore power consumers in the State are in for a rude shock as the AP Electricity Regulatory Commission on Saturday permitted power utilities to hike tariffs by 23 per cent from April 1. According to the latest revision, the tariff will be hiked on an average by 15 per cent for domestic and commercial consumers, 23 per cent …

Power tariff hike put off in poll-bound Karnataka
12 years ago

Power tariff hike put off in poll-bound Karnataka

India TV News  

Bangalore, Mar 28: With Karnataka heading for the May 5 Assembly polls, the state power regulator today withheld its tariff order proposing sharp hike citing enforcement of model code of conduct for the elections. “We have decided not to issue our tariff order after we received a letter from the Election Commission of India asking us to abide by the …

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