Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited - Bangalore

So much on power cut this year, which is a doom for small scale industries and startup companies in Bangalore. It looks like neither KPTCL nor the Government of Karnataka cares for small companies like ours. We dread the days ahead until next monsoon!

I refer to power supply by BESCOM, which is - at best - erratic, leading one to expand the utility's name as Blinking Electric Supply COMpany. They cannot differentiate between "fixing" a problem and "solving" the problem. They recently undertook a massive shifting of transformers in some ares from being an obstruction to being located off the footpaths and road carriageways. Similarly, they need to attend to supply lines - replace old HT & LT street lines with modern cables, preferably u/g, and that too in trenches, to avoid damage to live cables during the mindless digging which anyway happens by BWSSB, telephone utilities (BSNL and the other private players) or by individuals when cutting the road for water or sewage connections - old & new. Power supply must be continuous and the consumer has a right to this - not be happy that the utility is somehow able to provide when able ! The other suggestions are (1) to encourage the use of solar panels by consumers, so that most household (LT) usage can be shifted out of the grid and supplemented by rooftop generated solar power using SPVC (Solar Photo Voltaic Cells) . With the use of modern, efficient SPV panels, households can easily "return" excess power to the grid, for which simplified PPA (Power Purchase Agreements) should be entered into with consumers, where the power returned is at 40%-50% higher that the rate charged for drawing power from the grid - the differential is to ensure a reasonable ROI (Return on Investment) of about 8 years or less, considering the age of these SPV panels varies from 10-15 years with minimal maintenance (at least as per currently available technology) (2) use of LED for ALL lighting, particularly street lighting, where the savings can be between 60% to 70% of power used. Currently cost of decent quality LED bulbs (which can be fitted into existing sockets, except tube-lights and high wattage halogen or sodium-vapor street lamps) is high, but with higher off-take, this cost is bound to come down. Considering the life of such bulbs (about 10 years minimum) and that they do not degrade in brightness with age, the savings on power costs offset the high initial cost, and the ROI is about 5 years, with some more / further life to show benefit of installing these bulbs. They also withstand voltage fluctuations and do not give 'blue' light as one gets from tube-lights or CFLs, which causes mild discomfort after prolonged exposure - typically office lighting for 8-10 hours of the work day.

I am resident of 4th Cross, Balaji Lyt, BSK 3rd Stage. I observed that electrical lines are not protected, I mean suppose it falls it will will directly fell in to road and there is an chance of electric shock accidents