KERC approves APR true-up; consumers to see bill adjustments from May across Karnataka

The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) connected Friday approved an effectual 56 paise per portion summation successful energy charges, with consumers to wage for a ‘revenue gap’ from powerfulness they had already consumed successful 2024-25, as Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) moves to retrieve ₹2,068.38 crore.

The committee clarified that this is not a tariff hike, but a “true-up” exercise carried retired aft assessing the gross shortage for 2024-25, and the magnitude volition beryllium added to monthly bills from May 2026. True-up is simply a mechanics wherever energy companies settee past under- oregon over-recovery by adjusting aboriginal bills.