Bescom’s amended petition could delay tariff revision announcement
Laying to rest speculation over the possibility of a delay in revision of electricity tariff for the upcoming financial year, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has maintained that any revision will be applicable from April 1. However, there is no ruling out a delay in announcement of the revision. This is because the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) submitted an amendment to its earlier petition only three days before the public hearing on February 20. Acting on consumers’ objection to this, the KERC allowed consumers 30 days to file objections. “Bescom gave its submission on March 24. We will need time to go through this. The announcement of a revision in tariff will happen either by the end of March or la.....