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Ramagundam thermal power station in Andhra Pradesh and two of its units were shut down as they never received the coal supply due to the strike hit at Singareni Collieries Company Ltd which is also in A.P. The frequent power cuts in Bangalore have lead the Bangaloreans blame on the Telangana Strike which is ongoing [...] 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 »
The Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) will henceforth not grant building plans/licences without a no-objection certificate from the Fire and Emergency Services. The notification directs the BBMP not to issue occupancy certificates to buildings if fire safety measures had not been provided under the building byelaws, zonal regulations, etc. As directed by the High Court, [...] Continue Reading »
Now Bangaloreans can take a sigh of relief as they can be well prepared for a power cut situation. Bescom Bangalore will issue power outage information to consumers a week in advance. According to The Karnataka Regulatory Commission (KERC) tariff 2011, electricity supply firms have to publish the power supply plan every week. It has [...] 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 »
The Smart Meters – the ambitious project of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) – is all set to revolutionise the conventional meter system in the power sector. The project is aimed at improving the quality of power, management of demand and preventing the loss. The meters will provide real time data and does not [...] 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 »
The Electricity Supply Companies (Escoms) have mooted an average increase of 75 paise per unit of power. They filed the tariff petition with the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) in August. Bescom notified the tariff application on Wednesday. In the minimum slab for people consuming up to 50 units of energy, Bescom proposed a hike [...] Continue Reading »
After two years of work, the BBMP is finally hopeful of completing its first GIS-based property database in another three months. The Palike plans to ask the electricity board to share its database of household meters to cross-verify property details recorded in its property tax database that is currently being updated on the Geo Information [...] Continue Reading »
