power cuts Citizen Matters, Bengaluru

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.

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?

Bangalore’s electricity spend – how can we make it judicious?

June 3, 2013 News Desk

BESCOM Managing director Manivannan explains what is power, what causes power cuts and how everyone can contribute so that there is less power cut.

Why Bengaluru areas face chronic power cuts

March 3, 2011 Navya P K

Overloaded supply and distribution lines and transformers are the reason for load shedding in some of Bengaluru’s areas.

Governance

Conserve this year or face power cuts, says BESCOM’s Manivannan

January 3, 2011 Navya P K

Tariff hikes and purchase of additional power to meet increasing demand are some of BESCOM’s plans for 2011. An Citizen Matters exclusive with ‘reformer IAS officer’ P Manivannan, who took charge as BESCOM Managing Director last October.

Governance

Why no objections to BESCOM’s proposed rate hike?

November 17, 2010 Sakuntala Narasimhan

Only three people objected to BESCOM’s proposal for a price hike. Why is it that people put up with the arbitrary ways of BESCOM and not question it?

Environment

Using alternate source to reduce BESCOM bills

June 7, 2010 Chetan Boray

Adarsh S Vansay installed solar cell plates and windmill at his house in JP Nagar two years ago and now plans to disconnect BESCOM power supply to his house.

Governance

Two-hour power cuts to continue, as per area-wise schedule

May 30, 2010 Vaishnavi Vittal

BESCOM’s current load shedding schedule for Bengaluru is two hours of no power everyday – in batches, timed by each feeder station.

Power cuts temporarily on hold, says BESCOM

August 4, 2008 Supriya Khandekar

If the rains continue, there might not be any need for power cuts throughout the state, says H Nagesh, Director Technical, Bangalore
Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM).