KARIMNAGAR : The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission (TSERC) has asked the principal secretary of the Energy Department that the Cooperative Electric Supply Society (CESS), responsible for supplying power to consumer and commercial entities, should take appropriate steps for merging with the Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSNPDCL) under Section 86 (2) of the Electricity Act, 2023.
Recent audits revealed a misuse of Rs 89 crore within CESS, as pointed out in the audit report. Chimmani Prakash, president of Sircilla Division Consumers Welfare Society complaint, filed a complaint with the TSERC regarding the irregularities in CESS and proposed its merger into the TSNPDCL.
