Mysuru, Feb. 19 -- Consumers, industrialists say no to revision of electricity charges

Power consumers across domestic and industrial sectors have unanimously opposed the proposed electricity tariff hike by the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC).

CESC has filed a petition before the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), seeking an increase of 68 paise a unit in the mandatory charges for all categories of electricity consumers. This includes an increase of 30 paise in the basic charge and 38 paise in the unit charge, adding up to 68 paise a unit.

At a public hearing held by KERC at the Zilla Panchayat (ZP) Hall this morning, stakeholders, including industrialists and MSME representatives, strongly urged t...