Bangalore Electricity Supply Company
The two blocks where residents live comprising about 400 flats at Mantri Tranquil Apartments in Gubbalala near Uttarahalli, it is tranquillity lost for the last ten days as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) has cut the power supply. The Bescom initiated the action following a letter from the Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) stating [...] Continue Reading »
Kundanhalli Lake is surrounded by multi-storied buildings and apartments in Bangalore. The Lake bund is completely covered by the concrete jungle. According to the Supreme Court’s direction, it is illegal to construct any property within 30 meters from any lake bund. This rule is being violated by the builders and developers in Bangalore as many [...] Continue Reading »
Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has turned a blind eye on the roads of Nagavara. Nagavara being adjacent to Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and Old Madras Road and situated in CV Raman Nagar ward has no proper road on its own for easy commute. With vendors occupying most of the road and no [...] Continue Reading »
Roads are dug up for the purpose of laying down new fiber cables or water pipelines but they are never repaired back to normal condition. Similar is the situation at Link road in Bangalore. It was Bangalore Electricity Supply Company this time who dug up the road opposite to Link Road bus stand and the [...] Continue Reading »
Good news for those who want to keep energy flow in check! Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) is soon going to introduce a smart prepaid metre for the efficiency of energy used in Bangalore. The metre will cost you around Rs 4000 to Rs 5000. It will give you a clue of amount of energy [...] Continue Reading »
From September, Bescom Bangalore Customers can get information on power outages, reminder to pay bill and warning prior to disconnecting power supply in their mobile phone. Bescom Bangalore is working with Infosys Technologies to establish this customer call centre. For this, you have to give your contact details to Bescom (Bangalore Electricity Supply Company). Bescom [...] Continue Reading »
Bescom MD P Manivannan said Bescom will supply 24X7 power if the smart grid, gas-based Bidadi power plant and distribution automated system (which ensures uninterrupted power supply by minimizing outages) is in place by two years, then they will be able to provide uninterrupted power to the city. Manivannan said once the Dabhol-Bidadi project is [...] Continue Reading »
Out of eight million population in Bangalore, only 12 people seem to be against the proposed power tariff hike. Last year there were only 29 objections before the KERC and this year it has come down to as 12. At least this is the impression one gets from the number of objections filed with Karnataka [...] Continue Reading »
The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has proposed to increase the tariff by 75 paise per unit across the board for the 2011-12 fiscal under the multi-year tariff scheme. According to source, the ERC (expected revenue from charges) has been projected at Rs. 7,251 crore, while the projected expenditure is Rs. 8,863 crore. Members of [...] Continue Reading »
