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. …
Chambers of Commerce and Industry Federation has written a letter to Union Minister for Power R.K. Singh, requesting him to not let the Discoms pass on their losses to the consumers as it will be an unbearable burden for them. In the letter written on Saturday, APCCIF president Pydah Krishna Prasad had said that the draft Electricity Rules, 2023, provided …
Total outstanding dues owed by power distribution utilities or discoms to generation firms are estimated to be more than ₹1.56 lakh crore, Parliament was informed on Thursday. “Discoms have not been able to pay the generation companies for the power procured, and the outstanding payments to generation companies are estimated to be in excess of ₹1,56,000 crore,” Power Minister R. …
Govt's PPA exit guidelines stuck amid tussle between generators and discoms Once relinquished, generators and discoms can sell and buy power under other arrangements Premium The plan was devised as states had written to the Union government with a request to surrender the allocated share of power from the central generating stations Jyoti Mukul New Delhi The Union power ministry’s …
