Bengaluru Power Cut Today Or Not? Check If BESCOM Announced Any Power Outage On December 2

The Bangalore Electricity Supply Company (BESCOM) is responsible for providing electricity in at least eight districts of Karnataka, and over the period of time, the company carries maintenance work to ensure seamless and efficient power supply in the state in times of need. However, the maintenance work also led to a series of long-hours of power outages in 2025. But when Bengaluru is freezing with maximum temperature drop due to an impending cyclone, is there power outage?

Bengaluru Power Cut On December 2 Or Not?

In a major good news, BESCOM has not announced any planned power outages in the city and areas of Karnataka on December 2nd, a big relief amidst the low temperature.

BESCOM's power supply stretches to districts like Bangalore Urban, Bangalore Rural, Chikkaballapura, Kolar, Davanagere, Tumkur, Chitradurga and Ramanagara. It covers an area of 41,092 Sq. Kms. with a population of over 207 lakhs.

Meanwhile, BESCOM has 4 operating Zones - Bangalore Metropolitan Area Zone(North), Bangalore Metropolitan Area Zone(South), Bangalore Rural Area Zone and Chitradurga Zone, 9 Circles, 32 Divisions, 147 Sub-divisions and 534 Section Offices.

The last power cut that the residents faced was on November 30th. That being said, BESCOM has not carried any planned power outages for two days in row.

BESCOM Advisory

However, while BESCOM did not schedule any power outage, it did issue an advisory related to stealing electricity.

BESCOM said, electricity theft is a dangerous and punishable crime. Here's what it guided:

- Electricity theft using a hook is a crime

- Electricity theft can also result in loss of life

- If caught stealing there will be fines and punishment

- Contact BESCOM sub-division for proper electricity connection

But did you know, you can generate your own electricity on a monthly basis by paying a certain subsidy? How? The PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana by the government is meant to generate free electricity.

PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana:

This scheme makes solar energy accessible and affordable at all households. BESCOM has released the subsidy to domestic category consumers on installing the solar rooftop panels under the scheme.

For residential customers, the subsidy is Rs 30,000 for electricity consumption of up to 100 unit which is the size of 1Kw solar plant. The cost of the solar plant ranges from Rs 60,000 to Rs 80,000. On this plan, the yearly savings is around Rs 9,600 on electricity bill.

Further, for 101 to 200 units of electricity monthly which is solar plant size of 2kw --- the subsidiy is at Rs 60,000. The cost of solar plant is Rs 1,20,000 to Rs 1,60,000. The yearly saving on electricity bills is around Rs 21,600.

Lastly, for 201 to 300 units of electricity consumption in a month, the subsidy is around Rs 78,000. The solar plant size is 3KW and its costing is around Rs 1,80,000 to Rs 2,40,000. The yearly savings is around Rs 36,000.

The scheme provides for a subsidy of 60% of the solar unit cost for systems up to 2kW capacity and 40 percent of additional system cost for systems between 2 to 3kW capacity. The subsidy has been capped at 3kW capacity, as per the government guidelines.

At current benchmark prices, this will mean Rs 30,000 subsidy for 1kW system, Rs 60,000 for 2kW systems and Rs 78,000 for 3kW systems or higher.