Since Bescom did not have emergency power purchase this year, the quantum of hike proposed is lower than last year. more-inThe Bangalore Electricity Supply Company’s (Bescom) experimental “telescopic tariffs”, under which three additional slabs were created for domestic consumers in urban areas, appears to have paid off. “Last year, we also had emergency power purchase (owing to breakdown of the Sharavathi Hydro Power Station) but there was no such thing this time,” he said. Among Bescom’s reasons for the need to have a separate tariff from the other four electricity supply companies (Escoms) was the difference in the consumer base. They also pointed to the high power purchase costs and the large number of industries that Bescom caters to.

Source: The Hindu December 12, 2017 18:22 UTC