No power cuts this summer, promises D K Shivakumar

Bengaluru, Feb 4: Energy Minister D K Shivakumar on Friday said that electricity supply companies will not resort to power cuts this summer.

The Karnataka Power Corporation (KPCL) and electricity supply companies have already signed power purchase agreements with private generators, including sugar factories. “We will ensure power supply to the consumers and there will be no power cuts in the summer,” he told reporters.

At present, the state is generating 10,000 MW of power per day, while the demand is around 9,200 MW. The demand has come down of late due to decrease in power consumption by the industry and the agriculture sectors, he added.

The minister, however, did not disclose the projected demand during the summer. He was speaking to reporters after the KPCL and the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (Bescom) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Rural Electrification Corporation Ltd (RECL), a Government of India undertaking.

Shivakumar said the MoUs had been signed to take long-term loans to the tune of

Rs 37,000 crore from the RECL to take up projects related to power generation, transmission, rural electrification and modernisation. The RECL has agreed to provide loans at 8% to 10 % interest rate.

The state government is not in a position to fund these projects from its own resources. Hence, the KPCL and Bescom, which will be implementing these projects, have taken steps to avail themselves of loans. The MoUs were signed in the presence of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah at his home-officeKrishna'.

The KPCL will be implementing nine power-generation and modernisation projects to the tune of Rs 30,000 crore. These include gas-based power generation plant near Yelahanka in Bengaluru urban district, thermal power plant at Yeramarus in Raichur district and the Sharavathi pumping station in Shivamogga district.

Besides, all five electricity supply companies will soon take up a programme to instal meters to record power consumption in an estimated 9.5 lakh households in the state. A survey by the electricity supply companies has revealed that these households are above the poverty line. An estimated Rs 3,000 will be spent on installing the meters in each of these households, Shivakumar added.

Bright spot

Present generation capacity is 10,000 MW per day

Demand is 9,200 MW per day

Industry and agriculture sector have reduced

consumption, bringing down demand

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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