Bengaluru Power Cut On Aug-31: 7-Hour Power Outages In These Areas; How To Apply For New Connection At BESCOM?

Several parts of Bengaluru are likely to face a seven-hour-long power disruption due to an infrastructure upgrade by Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) on August 31. The power cut will be starting from 10:00 am to 5:00 PM. Major residential and commercial areas like Hosahalli Main Road, Padarayanapura East and West, Arfat Nagar and Sangam Circle, among others, may suffer through power outages.

As per the update by BESCOM, power cut is likely to take place from August 29th to August 31st due to essential maintenance work and infrastructure upgrade. Also, BESL will carry out HTLS conductor stringing work on the Sarjapur-Attibele line between tower number 58 and 59.

Bengaluru Power Cut: Affected Areas

Hosahalli Main Road, Arfat Nagar, Padarayanapura East and West, Devaraj Urs Nagar, Jagjivanram Nagar, Sangam Circle, Oblesh Colony, V.S. Garden, Rayapura Binnypet, Mysore Road (1st to 3rd Cross), Janata Colony, Shamana Garden, Ranganatha Colony, Anjanappa Garden, Doreswamy Nagar, S.D. Mutt, Cottonpet, Akkipet, Manavarthipet, Sultanpet, Nalbunwadi, Chickpet Metro Station vicinity, Telecom Layout, Ambedkar Layout, Nagamma Nagar, Cheluvappa Garden, Maripanapalya, K.P. Agrahara, KPS Mutt, Gangappa Garden, Bhuvaneshwari Nagar, Hampinagar, Vijayanagar, and Agrahara Dasarahalli.

Who is BESCOM?

BESCOM - Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited is responsible for Power distribution in Eight districts of Karnataka (Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Davanagere, Tumkur, Chitradurga and Ramanagara).

How To Apply For New Normal Connection At BESCOM?

Step 1: To avail this service kindly click on request with category as "New Connection" in other services to raise the new connection application customer no needs to login can directly apply. Under this service customer can raise a request for LT, HT/EHT AND MC/MSB.

Step 2: Once customer click on the new connection, and needs to select the appropriate application type - LT, HT, or MC

Step 3: Select the Business or Personal, provide all the mandatory details which are required. Click save and continue.

Step 4: Provide the current address and corresponding address where the connection is required.

Step 5: Provide all the miscellaneous details required for the service, for example - Power supply required, Premise location etc. Also provide the requested load which the Sum of Requested Load should be up to 150 KW or 201HP for LT / Requested Load should be less than 35000 KVA for HT/EHT and select appropriate voltage for it.

For MC/MSB - Provide the total number of applications, number of each application and total load of all the applications also select the appropriate nature of business for the main application. For MC Connection Total load in KW should be less than 35KW

Step 6: Provide the LEC (Contractor) details if it is available.

Step 7: Provide the miscellaneous details and fill all the mandatory fields.

Step 8: Once the all the fields are submitted request confirmation page will appear where customer can see the application charges break down. For normal new connection service only application fee can be paid through online, remaining additional charges needs pay by visiting the SDO office.

These procedures are mentioned as per BESCOM FAQs.