Bengaluru power outage on October 30: Check full list of areas facing 5-hour loadshedding and BESCOM advisoryBengaluru power cut areas: Bengaluru residents face a power shutdown on October 30. BESCOM will cut electricity from 11 AM to 4 PM. This is...
29 Oct, 2025, 04.45 PM IST
JSW Energy signs electricity supply pact with BESCOM for solar project with battery storageJSW Energy's subsidiary, JSW Renew Energy Forty Five, has secured a 25-year power purchase agreement with BESCOM for a 100 MW solar project...
24 Jul, 2025, 11.33 AM IST
From Sept 1, power will be disconnected if bills are not paid: State-owned firm BESSCOMThe Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) announced that from September 1, electricity supply will be disconnected if bills or addi...
30 Aug, 2024, 09.53 PM IST
Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy pays Rs 68,526 fine for 'stealing power'According to him, the BESCOM engineer who registered a case against him made it clear to him that he came to inspect the residential buildi...
17 Nov, 2023, 01.35 PM IST
Former Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy booked for stealing electricity on Diwali; 'Thief' poster appears near homeThe Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) has taken legal action against former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy for allege...
15 Nov, 2023, 05.01 PM IST
Posters calling Kumaraswamy 'electricity thief' appear near his housePosters accusing former Karnataka Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy of stealing electricity have surfaced near his house, following a case reg...
15 Nov, 2023, 12.39 PM IST
Karnataka: Bescom's subsidy push to boost solar power unitsBescom wants to lure more apartments to set up rooftop solar units. It has launched a campaign, offering 20%-40% of the project cost
11 Mar, 2020, 10.56 AM IST
Solar Rooftop companies move Tribunal on KERC's orderNet metering allows developers to sell electricity to the grid and deduct its value from their bill for the power drawn from the distributi...
17 Feb, 2020, 08.49 AM IST
Falling solar power cost lead to pricing disputesKarnataka discoms are at loggerheads with power regulator over the price at which they purchase solar power.
09 Nov, 2018, 07.52 AM IST
Few takers for solar heaters in Bangalore Development Authority apartmentsThe Bangalore Development Authority (BDA) developed around 1,500 low-budget singlebedroom apartments in Kengeri in two phases and they were...
05 Nov, 2018, 10.23 AM IST
KPTCL plans to upgrade transmission capacity in Bengaluru's tech corridorThe proposed project is expected to slow down the exit of large industries from the state grid which has become a major cause of concern fo...
07 Jan, 2016, 10.57 AM IST
Bescom's net-metering programme: Utility allows generation of solar power; glitches mar year-old projectNet-metering programme, which allows people to generate solar energy on their rooftops and export the surplus to the electricity grid, took...
30 Sep, 2015, 11.22 AM IST
Can solar power your home and your wallet?Bescom's new initiative lets you have solar panels to electrify your house and sell the excess power back to the utility. But is the invest...
23 Sep, 2015, 01.50 PM IST
With meter-card set, Bescom hopes to plug revenue leaksBescom, is set to roll out prepaid meters for electricity consumption in the city to plug leaks in revenues and cut costs incurred on physi...
30 Jul, 2015, 10.55 AM IST
- This four-storey commercial building in Bengaluru is 100% solar-powered
This building in Jayanagar hasn't paid an electricity bill for the past few months. No, it's not a defaulter.
19 Jul, 2015, 02.27 AM IST
High-tension line in middle of road poses grave threat to Byatarayanapura residentsRiders have complained of electric shocks while driving on this stretch. A resident who was watering his roof received a jolt.
09 Jun, 2015, 10.25 AM IST
- Hughes Communications to offer satellite services to Rajasthan, Karnataka discoms
Hughes Communications India said it has bagged contracts from power distribution firms in Rajasthan and Karnataka to provide satellite serv...
28 Jun, 2011, 03.18 PM IST