From 2025, electricity subsidies would no longer be provided to grade-1 and grade-2 state government officers and employees, said chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu after chairing a review meeting of the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited on Monday, where in discussions on incorporating modern techniques to improve the functioning of the Board was held. Chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu …
ABUJA, Nigeria — Labor unions in Nigeria staged nationwide protests on Monday over recent increases in electricity prices following the removal of subsidies by the West African nation’s government. The unions made up of government workers were picketing offices of public electricity utilities in major cities as they asked authorities to counteract price hikes that have worsened the country’s cost …
Several assembly elections are scheduled over the next 12 months, with a range of electoral promises being offered by all political parties. However, it is household electricity subsidies that need examination along several dimensions: One, targeting; two, saving energy; and three, financial impacts. Therefore, instead of free power, the system of electricity subsidies needs a structural rethink. The Centre for …
