Tariff hike: KERC wants Bescom to justify expenses
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company is keen on taking up new capex (capital expenditure) work without long-term planning and monitoring, the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) said.Bescom is yet to conduct cost benefit analysis on the huge capital expenditure it incurred every year, KERC said in its preliminary response to the tariff hike sought by the power utility for 2020. Bescom has proposed a 9-12.8 % hike in retail supply tariff for low-tension, domestic consumers in BBMP and other municipal corporation and urban local body limits. Bescom had proposed a capex of Rs 3173.6 crore and Rs 6610.6 crore for financial years 2020 and 2021. Of this, it quoted Rs 1,750 crore as capex for conversion of overhead lines into underg.....