New Delhi, May 2 -- The Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) has approved price revision of electricity bills in Bengaluru effective from this month, as the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) seeks to recover a revenue gap of around Rs.2.06 crore for FY25. What this mean for customers is that your power bill is set to rise and you will pay an additional 56 paise per unit from May 2026.

This also comes after BESCOM already revised electricity cost upwards by 10 paise in March this year, to 95 paise/unit.

Notably, electricity price in Chamundeshwari in Karnataka is also set to rise by 15 paise/unit as the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) seeks to recover deficit of Rs.12 lakh.

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