Karnataka’s AT and C losses have reduced to 14.4 percent from 16.4 percent last year. This year the aggregate loss of power has seen a dip in the right direction, downwards. The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT and C) loss in 2019 was 16.40 percent, 15.5 percent in 2020, and 16.30 percent in 2021. Karnataka’s […]
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Street lights on the Bengaluru-Mysuru highway have not been working for the last three and a half years Street lights are not working on the 4.5-kilometer stretch of the National Highway (NH) 275 near Kumbalgudu because of the ongoing construction of the flyover. Dilip Bilton Limited Company has the tender for the Kumbalgudu flyover. The […]
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Currently, the city has 284 charging stations; the target is to have one EV charging station every three kilometers. Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) is set to launch 140 more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations by January next year, in addition to its already existing count of 284. This will take the city’s total […]
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Lack of well-defined policies and basic facilities prevent Primary Health Centers (PHCs) in the state from switching to solar energy. On a scorching hot Tuesday morning, a woman dressed in a pink gown and cap unlocks the door of a health center. A long line of – children, old women, and the sick– wait to […]
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People have had to buy uninterrupted power supply (UPS) systems to avoid the inconvenience caused due to frequent power cuts. The translocation of overhead cables into underground cable resulted in power cuts at Konanakunte area in Bengaluru on December 2, 2021. Shop owners and residents expressed problems due to frequent power cuts in the Konanakunte […]
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Karnataka emerges as the national leader in wind energy generation, but fails to implement it, allowing coal pollution to increase. Karnataka has a capacity of 46 percent renewable energy (wind and solar) and has the highest number of wind energy installations, but still suffers from pollution and power issues. It is highly dependent on the […]
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Over 2,000 complaints per day are unanswered, staff and servers helpless. A Management Information System (MIS) report published online by the officials of the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) states that out of 16,876 calls received on September 24 and 25, only 11,388 complaints were registered, and out of these, only 9115 complaints were […]
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