Pramesh S Jain
Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) has announced that regular meter readings will not be done for the billing month of July due to deployment of BESCOM meter readers for the door-to-door verification of Gruha Jyothi Scheme beneficiaries.
Consumers will receive average bills for July,which will be calculated based on their electricity usage over the last three months, said BESCOM release.
However,this average billing will not apply to the following categories.They will continue to receive bills based on actual meter readings:
High Tension (HT) consumers,Low Tension (LT) consumers with a load of 40 HP and above,Solar Rooftop (SRTPV) consumers and Temporary electricity connections will received actual bills in July.
July’s average bills will be sent to consumers only through SMS and email.Regular meter readings and billing based on actual consumption will commence from August.
Any difference in the units during this average billing period will be adjusted in the upcoming bills once actual meter readings resume,BESCOM stated.
Consumers can avail all modes of payment (including subdivision cash counters,BESCOM website,and all other third-party apps) as existing to make payment for their July electricity bills.
