Himachal continues to sizzle
Shimla, May 25: Himachal Pradesh continued to experience hot weather on Friday, with the day temperature crossing the 40 degrees Celsius mark in many low lying areas, a Met official said.
Una was the hottest in the state with a high of 43.4 degrees Celsius.
"Temperatures remained on the higher side in the state due to lack of rainfall," Manmohan Singh, the Director of the Meteorological Office, told IANS.
Sundernagar in Mandi district recorded a maximum temperature of 38.7 degrees Celsius while it was 33.4 degrees in Dharamsala, the headquarters of the Tibetan government-in-exile, 35.9 degrees in Nahan town and 41 degrees in Bilaspur town.
Shimla was hot at 28.4 degrees, three notches above the average.
The meteorological bureau said the weather would largely remain dry till May 28 with heat wave in several parts in the state.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
