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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 …

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Discom losses need urgent systemic fixes
1 year, 6 months ago

Discom losses need urgent systemic fixes

Hindustan Times  

India has announced aggressive decarbonisation plans to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge of net-zero carbon emissions by 2070; many of these plans — especially short-term actions — are tied to the power sector. Discoms are regulated entities in India, with almost all consumer prices set by independent state electricity regulatory commissions, in theory, they should not be loss-making, unless …

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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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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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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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Delhi: Hike in PPAC cost will not impact consumers, says Arvind Kejriwal
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi: Hike in PPAC cost will not impact consumers, says Arvind Kejriwal

Live Mint  

With the cost of electricity increasing in Delhi with hike in power purchase adjustment cost, imposed by discoms on consumers, by 4% from mid June, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said the increase in power purchase adjustment cost won't impact consumers. Meanwhile, a power department official on Sunday said the hike was made by the power distribution companies …

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Delhi power bills set to go up from today: Here’s why you’ll pay additional 4%
2 years, 5 months ago

Delhi power bills set to go up from today: Here’s why you’ll pay additional 4%

Live Mint  

With a 4% increase in the Power Purchase Adjustment Charge, electricity in Delhi is going to become more expensive. On June 11, 2022, the PPAC will increase by almost 4% thanks to a decision by the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission. Prior to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission capping power exchange prices at ₹12 per unit, they had reached almost ₹20 …

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Data | Coal demand-supply mismatch, rising prices and mounting debts plague thermal power generators
2 years, 5 months ago

Data | Coal demand-supply mismatch, rising prices and mounting debts plague thermal power generators

The Hindu  

On June 10, India’s power demand touched a record high of 211 GW even as the coal shortage continued with coal stocks available only for eight days. As chart 2 shows, the coal imported by power plants declined to 27 MT in FY22 from 66.06 MT in FY17. Perennial bottlenecks The use of imported coal will also push up the …

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Wind power developers risk loan default as discoms fail to pay bills
3 years, 9 months ago

Wind power developers risk loan default as discoms fail to pay bills

Live Mint  

MUMBAI: Risk of non-payment of dues by power distribution companies has resurfaced for wind power projects, with four key states--Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh--that act as a counter-party to around 40% of overall wind capacity in India toting up unpaid dues of Rs5,450 crore to 156 renewable projects as of January. “For wind power projects rated by Crisil, …

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