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Governance

Have STP and fire hydrant in your apartment? This is what BESCOM can charge

July 25, 2018 Seema Prasad

The recent case where BESCOM sought to penalise an apartment complex for paying domestic tariff charges despite use of STPs and fire hydrants has finally been resolved. Here’s all that you should know about the controversy and its resolution, so that you are not wrongly charged in future.

Governance

Bengaluru Buzz: Budget for flyovers, BMTC smart cards and Metro plans

July 7, 2018 News Desk

News that you need to know about BDA, BWSSB, BMRCL, BBMP and other agencies from Bengaluru.

Governance

Bengaluru Buzz: Water and waste ranking ring alarm bells

June 30, 2018 News Desk

Water, waste, infrastructure – all the news from last week you must know about Bengaluru, in one place!

Governance

No axe on Tree Preservation Act; helicabs to fly soon

February 23, 2018 News Desk

Bengaluru is getting electrical charging station and helitaxis. All that’s in news this week, in one shot.

Governance

BESCOM, here’s why you shouldn’t hike electricity tariff

February 21, 2018 Sharath SR

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) is mulling of increasing the tariff once again. Is this justified? Here is a view.

Governance

MyCityMyBudget 2016 launched to gather citizen requests for Bengaluru Budget 2017-18

October 4, 2016 Gayatri Nair

Send your budget requests on any civic issue through the MCMB budget bus, or one of their workshops or on ichangemycity.com – they will all be compiled and shared with the state and its agencies at a large event in December.

Governance

B.PAC says there is no case for BESCOM to increase power tariff

March 1, 2016 Sharath SR

B.PAC presented its objections to BESCOM’s proposal to increase tariff for FY ’17 at the public hearing conducted by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission on February 26th.

Governance

KERC directs BESCOM to tie up loose wires

January 29, 2016 Sharath SR

Last November, B.PAC filed a petition against BESCOM’s unsafe electrical installations across Bengaluru. Now, KERC has directed BESCOM to rectify these hazardous installations on priority.

Governance

BESCOM shares updated schedule of power cuts in Bengaluru

October 19, 2015 News Desk

Want to know when your area could see a power cut? Here is the load shedding schedule for Bengaluru that has been shared by BESCOM.

Governance

A guide to installing solar power in your home

October 14, 2015 Tharunya Balan

A guide on choosing the type of solar set up, cost involved, selling power to BESCOM and other related issues – your guide to installing rooftop solar power plants.

Governance

Why did Bengaluru face power cuts, and what to expect in summer?

September 22, 2015 Akshatha M

Gone are the days of acute power shortage. But is it really over once for all? Does Bengaluru have enough power to satisfy its hunger? Will we face dark days again?

Governance

How to change the name on BESCOM electricity bill without bribe

September 7, 2015 Aman Mujawar

No bribe, no extra cost. Get the name on your electricity bill changed to yours with no brokers. Here’s how you do it.

Governance

Here is why Bengaluru will have to face powercuts sooner or later

August 17, 2015 News Desk

The state is facing severe power-crunch due to lack of monsoons, as 30% of electricity is produced from hydro-electric power. What the press note doesn’t say is, brace yourself for power cuts.

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Governance

B.PAC and AAP object to increase in electricity tariff

February 9, 2015 News Desk

B.PAC and AAP objected to BESCOM’s proposal to increase electricity tariff at the KERC Public Hearing on February 6th.

Infrastructure

CM avare, Let’s change the game of power distribution in Bangalore!

October 8, 2014 Muralidhar Rao

Delhi follows a public-private partnership power supply model, with 49% stake for the government. And it is efficient. Can Bangalore go this way?

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