Mysuru: The Mysore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) and KIADB Industrial Areas Manufacturers Association (KIAMA), have flayed the CESC’s move for steep hike in Industrial power tariff.
In a joint press statement, MCCI President K.B. Lingaraju and KIADB Vice-President K. Ravindra Prabhu said that CESC has submitted a proposal to Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) seeking upward revision of power tariff, according to which a steep hike of Rs. 1.072 Per Unit has been sought. Also, CESC has sought upward revision of fixed charges ranging from Rs. 50 to Rs. 180 per HP for all LT (Low Tension) categories and a raise of Rs. 355/KVA to Rs. 395/KVA for all HT (High Tension) categories, they said.
