The MSMEs, commercial and other trade bodies in Mysuru have flayed the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) for the hike in power tariff.
The CESC issued the orders on May 31 and said that the Fuel and Power Purchase Cost computation for the period January 2023 to April 2023 has been finalised and the final order has been issued. It has said that the FPPCA of ₹2.42 per unit of sale to be collected in all the energy bills to be issued to all category of consumers except those coming under Bhagya Jyothi, Kutir Jyothi and IP sets of 10 HP and below.
Taking exception to what it described as a steep hike, the stakeholders from the industrial and trade bodies have hit out at the CESC and cautioned that it could cripple the industrial and commercial sector if the hike was not revoked.
