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Proposed privatisation of 2 UP discoms: 27 labour unions show solidarity with power employees
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Proposed privatisation of 2 UP discoms: 27 labour unions show solidarity with power employees

Hindustan Times  

In a show of solidarity against the proposed privatisation of two electricity distribution companies in Uttar Pradesh, representatives from 27 labour unions, state employee organisations and teacher associations have joined hands to demand withdrawal of proposal put forth by Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited. The press conference was attended by trade union leaders such as Ashish Yadav, general secretary of …

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Proposed privatisation of two U.P. discoms: Power men announce series of protests
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Proposed privatisation of two U.P. discoms: Power men announce series of protests

Hindustan Times  

The Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti, a joint committee of state’s power employees and engineers, on Sunday announced a series of protests against the proposed privatisation of Varanasi and Agra distribution companies. U P Rajya Vidyut Karmchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti members claimed that all employee unions had unanimously rejected privatisation proposals during discussions with the corporation’s chairman. …

Employees Men Committee Privatisation Sangharsh Samiti
Delhi prepares for peak winter power demand, projected to surpass 6300 MW
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Delhi prepares for peak winter power demand, projected to surpass 6300 MW

Hindustan Times  

As Delhi's power needs continue to rise, the city's winter months are expected to follow the record-breaking summer's trend in peak demand. According to the BSES press release, during summer 2024, Delhi reached an unprecedented peak power demand of 8656 MW. Forecasts from SLDC indicate that Delhi's peak power demand this winter could surpass 6300 MW, setting a new seasonal …

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Billing Losses in India's Electricity Distribution Sector: A Path to Financial Health?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Billing Losses in India's Electricity Distribution Sector: A Path to Financial Health?

Live Mint  

Power distributors must drastically slash their billing losses to alleviate financial distress. Recent data indicates a downward trend in AT&C losses, but discoms have lost more and are facing significant losses. Billing losses are a critical factor contributing to the financial distress of distribution companies. Regulators should consider setting a 6% billing-loss target and implementing optimized strategies to reduce losses.

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India’s renewable energy target may prove elusive without course correction
3 months, 1 week ago

India’s renewable energy target may prove elusive without course correction

Live Mint  

India’s energy transition will be centred around the use of solar photovoltaic technology for at least the next 25 years. Though this information is not yet available in the public domain, it is estimated that Solar Energy Corporation Of India and other RE implementing agencies have about 18GW of ‘unsold inventory.’ Discoms in India face three major difficulties: huge uncertainty …

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BJP, AAP trade barbs over ‘increase’ in Delhi power bills
5 months, 1 week ago

BJP, AAP trade barbs over ‘increase’ in Delhi power bills

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party and the Aam Aadmi Party traded barbs on Wednesday over allegations of power hikes in the Capital. The Delhi BJP accused the Aam Aadmi Party government of “surreptitiously” increasing electricity tariffs under the guise of power purchase adjustment cost. PPAC is the surcharge component in power bills which is provided by electricity regulatory commissions to meet …

Delhi Electricity Bjp Increase Ppac Derc Power Bills
Telangana discoms lost ₹6,000cr due to BRS govt’s deal: Officials
6 months ago

Telangana discoms lost ₹6,000cr due to BRS govt’s deal: Officials

Hindustan Times  

The power distribution companies in Telangana suffered huge losses to the extent of ₹6,000 crore due to signing of power purchase agreement by the previous Bharat Rashtra Samithi government in the state with Chhattisgarh government in 2015, people familiar with the matter said on Tuesday. As per the KCR government’s decision, the two power utilities signed the PPA with the …

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BRS Government hasty power purchase cost state Rs 6,000 cr
6 months ago

BRS Government hasty power purchase cost state Rs 6,000 cr

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Telangana's power utilities have incurred staggering losses amounting to over Rs 6,000 crore due to the hasty power purchase agreements entered into by the previous BRS government with the Chhattisgarh government for the supply of 1,000 MW in 2014, official sources said. Official sources said that the previous BRS government signed PPAs without inviting tenders, resulting in huge financial …

Power Telangana Cost Crore Chhattisgarh Additional Telangana Discoms
PM Surya Ghar scheme: Balance consumer equity with discom stability
7 months, 1 week ago

PM Surya Ghar scheme: Balance consumer equity with discom stability

Live Mint  

The recent launch of the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a major step towards meeting India’s ambitious target of generating 40 gigawatts of rooftop solar energy by 2026-27. Having built detailed models on stakeholders, incentives and costs as well as benefits, our initial findings indicate that there is a notable disparity in the payback period for different …

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No power tariff hike except for railways in Andhra Pradesh, says APERC Chairman
9 months, 1 week ago

No power tariff hike except for railways in Andhra Pradesh, says APERC Chairman

The Hindu  

The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has stated that there will not be any revision in the power tariff for the financial year 2024-25 except for the railways. There are apprehensions that the power tariff would be hiked to bridge the gap, when the APERC conducted public hearings, he said, adding, “the State government has communicated to the APERC that …

State Tariff Discoms Aperc
Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Budget: Solar is govt’s new mantra for cheaper, reliable power

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government will set up solar plants on the rooftops of all government buildings in 2024-25 to give a targetted push towards green energy, finance minister Atishi said during the Delhi Budget address on Monday, adding that a target of generating 4500 MW or around 25% of Delhi’s total power supply through solar energy by 2027 has been set. …

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No power supply to establishments developed on GNIDA’s land
10 months, 1 week ago

No power supply to establishments developed on GNIDA’s land

Hindustan Times  

The Greater Noida Industrial Development Authority has told power distribution firms PVVNL and NPCL – responsible for electricity supply in Greater Noida -- that power connections will not be given to the establishments that are illegally built in the notified area of the authority. GNIDA chief executive officer NG Ravi Kumar, said: “To crackdown on unlawful settlements in Greater Noida, …

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AP minister asks discoms to recover power dues from industries
1 year, 6 months ago

AP minister asks discoms to recover power dues from industries

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: Energy minister Peddireddy Ramachandra Reddy on Friday directed AP Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited officials to undertake a special drive to recover power dues, especially from industries. Reviewing the working of the electricity department with officials, he underlined that power dues from all sectors must be recovered and distribution losses contained. He asked officials to identify places where there …

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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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Switching on India’s smart electricity future
1 year, 7 months ago

Switching on India’s smart electricity future

The Hindu  

Imagine a future where your electricity meter becomes your adviser on all things electricity. For instance, half the users were not using the smart meter mobile app, and many were unable to access detailed electricity bills, leaving them doubtful about their bill computation and deductions. How actors can step up As India marches towards its vision of a financially sound …

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Delhi: L-G Directs Special Audit Of Power Subsidy Amount Disbursed To Discoms By Kejriwal Govt
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi: L-G Directs Special Audit Of Power Subsidy Amount Disbursed To Discoms By Kejriwal Govt

ABP News  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena on Tuesday directed the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission to conduct a Special Audit of Distribution Companies with respect to Electricity Subsidy released by the Delhi government to DISCOMs for financial years 2016-17 and 2021-22. Meanwhile, Saxena on Monday wrote a strongly worded letter threatening legal action against Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Aam Aadmi Party …

Delhi Power Minister Stop Kejriwal Power Subsidy Subsidy
No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP
1 year, 8 months ago

No power tariff hike for domestic consumers in AP

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: There will be no hike in tariff of power supplied to domestic consumers, while the state government will pay ₹10,135.22 crores for supplying free power to farmers and subsidised power to SCs, STs, MBCs and aqua farmers, APERC chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy has announced. Releasing the retail supply tariff order for the financial year 2023–24 in Visakhapatnam on Saturday, …

Power Commission Discoms Free Power Domestic Consumers Aperc Nagarjuna Reddy
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 …

Power Surcharge Tserc Directed Discoms
Delhi's Summer Peak Power Demand Likely to Be 8,100 MW; Minister Asks Discoms to Tie Up for Extra Power
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi's Summer Peak Power Demand Likely to Be 8,100 MW; Minister Asks Discoms to Tie Up for Extra Power

News 18  

With the national capital’s peak demand pegged at 8,100 MW this summer, Delhi Power Minister Atishi on Tuesday suggested that discoms tie up for additional power with generation companies. The peak power demand of Delhi was 7,695 MW last summer and it might reach 8,100 MW this year, officials informed the power minister in a meeting to review the summer …

Summer Delhi Demand Discoms Extra Power
Public hearing conducted by TSERC
1 year, 9 months ago

Public hearing conducted by TSERC

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Power consumers strongly spoke against the electricity utilities’ proposal to increase charges under different heads, here on Friday night. The consumers made it clear that the distribution companies should first collect arrears from the government departments, corporate hospitals and educational institutions and only then approach common consumers. Farmers' leaders said that despite providing 24x7 supply for the agricultural sector, …

Power Erc Public Hearing Tserc Hearing Conducted Tser
Delhi Mayor election, stalled due to AAP-BJP clashes thrice, to be held on Feb 16 now
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi Mayor election, stalled due to AAP-BJP clashes thrice, to be held on Feb 16 now

India Today  

Delhi LG VK Saxena has given his nod to convening the next session of the MCD House on February 16, for election to the post of mayor. On Saturday, government nominees, including AAP leader Jasmine Shah, appointed to the boards of power discoms in Delhi by the Arvind Kejriwal-led dispensation, were replaced with senior officials. Besides Shah, a spokesperson of …

Delhi Aap Clashes Thrice Shah Gupta Government Nominees
AAP nominees axed from private discoms after Delhi L-G deems their appointment 'illegal'
1 year, 10 months ago

AAP nominees axed from private discoms after Delhi L-G deems their appointment 'illegal'

India Today  

Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has replaced Aam Aadmi Party nominees on private electricity distribution company boards with senior government officials, days after terming their selection ‘grossly illegal’. AAP spokesperson Jasmine Shah and AAP MP ND Gupta’s son, Naveen ND Gupta, have been removed from the private discoms board and replaced by senior government officials. Finance Secretary, power secretary, and …

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Telangana government to bear FCA charges of farmers
1 year, 11 months ago

Telangana government to bear FCA charges of farmers

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana government will bear the fuel surcharge adjustment for electricity consumed for agricultural purposes by farmers. Sources said Chief Minister K.Chandrashekar Rao reportedly instructed the finance department to release funds to the discoms towards FSA charges for farmers to avoid financial troubles to Discoms. The TS Electricity Regulatory Commission has set a cap on the highest FSA charge …

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No proposal from discoms for domestic power tariff hike: APERC chairman
1 year, 11 months ago

No proposal from discoms for domestic power tariff hike: APERC chairman

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman C.V. Nagarjuna Reddy said on Thursday that no discom has sent proposals to hike the domestic power tariff. He said the commission would take decisions keeping in mind the financial position of the discoms and by protecting the interests of the consumers and overall health of the power distribution companies in the …

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