No proposal to increase fixed charge in domestic power tariff, says government

The State authorities connected Monday (March 16) clarified that determination is nary connection earlier it to summation the fixed complaint successful home energy tariffs.

Providing the accusation successful the Legislative Council connected behalf of Energy Minister K. J. George, Floor Leader N.S. Boseraju said that the connection submitted for tariff revision did not see immoderate proposal to rise the fixed complaint for home consumers.

Replying to a question from JD(S) subordinate C.N. Manje Gowda, Mr. Boseraju said that immoderate connection for revising energy tariffs has to beryllium submitted astatine slightest 120 days successful advance. The connection submitted connected November 29, 2025, did not incorporate immoderate notation to expanding the fixed complaint for home consumers, helium said.

Mr. Boseraju besides informed the House that the six powerfulness organisation companies (Escoms) successful the State unneurotic incurred losses of ₹4,516 crore during 2024–25. Of this, Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (Bescom) unsocial accounted for a nonaccomplishment of ₹2,802 crore.

He said the substance is presently earlier the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), and the authorities is awaiting its determination connected measures to offset the losses.

Bescom’s losses

Explaining the reasons for Bescom’s losses, Mr. Boseraju said the institution charges astir ₹1 little per portion compared to different Escoms. While KERC had fixed the tariff astatine ₹9.54 per unit, Bescom collected lone ₹8.59 per portion from its consumers, starring to a gross shortfall of ₹1,678 crore.

In addition, portion KERC had approved a powerfulness acquisition outgo of ₹27,190 crore, Bescom’s existent expenditure stood astatine ₹27,895 crore, resulting successful an further load of ₹706 crore, helium said.

Mr. Boseraju besides said that nether the State government’s Gruha Jyothi scheme, ₹25,076 crore had been spent truthful acold to supply escaped energy benefits to astir 1.65 crore households crossed Karnataka.