‘Occupancy certificate not must for power supply’

Businesses, educational institutions and hospitals can get power supply without having to produce an occupancy certificate (OC), the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has proposed in draft rules that are out for public scrutiny.

Not just businesses, the regulator has proposed doing away with OC for residential and commercial buildings to get power supply.

Citizens can reach out to KERC with suggestions or objections on the draft Conditions of Supply of Electricity of Distribution Licensees in the State of Karnataka (Tenth Amendment), 2022, before May 30.

According to the KERC notification, the government has already done away with the OC requirement for buildings in Bengaluru municipal limits. Municipalities issue OC to declare a building fit to be used.