How to apply for a Commercial Electricity Line?

In order to obtain a commercial electricity connection, you need to provide some documents to the office of the deputy general manager of BESCOM, Bangalore. Among them are proof of ownership or occupation documents, along with attested photocopies of the documents showing the proposed location of the meter board and agreement on a Rs.50 stamp paper.

Once this is done file an application along with the registration fee at your nearest sub division office. The installation will be serviced within one month from the date of receipt of the contractor's completion-cum-test report along with the wiring diagram.

For more details, contact DGM(commercial) on 22341199 or log on to www.bescom.org/en/services.

Source: DNA Bangalore, Page 4, 08-Sep-2010

How to proceed if you face problems related to power

To register complaints with regard to electricity problems, the BESCOM customer has to contact the executive engineer or file complaints at a 24-hour helpline. While lodging complaints, customers have to give their names, addresses, telephone numbers and the nearest landmark along with details of the complaint. The complainants will be given docket numbers. The BESCOM workers have to attend to the complaints within two hours. If they fail in this, the customer can contact 080-22252035.

Complaints can be lodged at the 24-hour helpline 080-22370711/22/33/44 or centralized complaints 1-600-338-017. The executive engineer can be contacted at 2228 7118 / 2228 119 / 2235 5180/98442 44639.

For more details, contact : 080-22276366

Source: DNA Bangalore, Page 4, 12-Jan-2010

How to apply for a commercial electricity connection?

Completion or occupancy certificate from the local authority is required to apply for commercial electricity connection.

Additionally, one has to provide documents proving the ownership or occupation, along with attested copies of the documents showing the proposed location of the meter board. An agreement should also be made on Rs.50 stamp paper.

The application for commercial electricity connection should be filled at the nearest BESCOM sub-divisional office, and remit the required registration fee. The power installation will be serviced within a month from the date of receipt of the licensed contractor's report.

For details, contact: 080 22341199 or log on to www.bescom.org/en/services

Source: DNA Bangalore, Page 4, 09-Dec-2009