Bescom moots tariff hike, some concessions too

BENGALURU: In a surprise move, Bescom has proposed an increase in overall tariff of Rs 1.39 per unit, and decided to give concession to domestic consumers and offer financial benefits to HT consumers so as not to burden them.According to the proposal sent to the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission, a copy of which is with The New Indian Express, Bescom is proposing a non-telescopic tariff with reduced energy charges up to 200 units, as the State has surplus power. It has proposed consumption-wise segregation of consumers in the domestic category as a methodology of intra cross-subsidisation.

According to the new proposal, tariff rates up to the 200-unit slab remain the same, with the expectation that sales will increase under this category. Bescom has also proposed an Incentive Scheme for HT Industrial, Commercial or Educational Institutes and Hospitals whose consumption exceeds 1 lakh units.