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The necessity of electricity distribution companies
1 year, 6 months ago

The necessity of electricity distribution companies

The Hindu  

The Electricity Act 2003 provided the framework for the dismantling of the State Electricity Boards and the separation of generation, transmission and distribution into separate companies. In the U.K., a mandatory power pool had been created where all generators submitted bids for the next day, indicating the quantity they could supply along with the price. The price with the quantity …

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Surcharge on open-access power reduced
1 year, 9 months ago

Surcharge on open-access power reduced

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission directed the Telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited and Telangana State Northern Power Distribution Company Limited to collect a surcharge of 39 paise per unit, instead of a proposed ₹9.86 additional surcharge, from open-access users Usually, discoms supply the power to domestic and commercial consumers on prescribed tariffs, but few industries procure …

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The states must get their fiscal act together
2 years, 3 months ago

The states must get their fiscal act together

Live Mint  

Central bankers driving the current round of monetary tightening in the world are looking askance at fiscal laxity, which could grow the inflation disease even as monetary medicine is being applied. The Centre’s budgeted fiscal deficit for 2022-23 at ₹16.6 trillion, was 6.4 % of gross domestic product as then projected, but 6.2 % of the likely GDP for 2022-23 …

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What is the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022? Why has it led to protests across India?
2 years, 4 months ago

What is the Electricity Amendment Bill 2022? Why has it led to protests across India?

Firstpost  

State employee groups are worried about major disadvantages to government discoms, job losses and a few private companies establishing a monopoly in the power sector. ‘Claim of multiple choice misleading’ The All India Power Engineers Federation chairman Shailendra Dubey on Saturday said the claim of providing a choice of multiple service providers to power consumers in the Electricity Amendment Bill …

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All Discoms to Come Under Energy Conservation Act, Says Power Ministry
4 years, 1 month ago

All Discoms to Come Under Energy Conservation Act, Says Power Ministry

News 18  

The power ministry on Monday said it has mandated all electricity distribution utilities or discoms to comply with the Energy Conservation Act, 2001, which would reduce energy losses and bring in more transparency in the sector. Earlier, only discoms with annual energy losses equal to or above 1,000 MU, notified as designated consumers, used to come under the purview of …

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