Almost three-quarters of India’s distribution companies have submitted draft proposals for the new ‘reforms based and results linked’ scheme. India’s Ministry of Power has reported that 39 out of the 55 beneficiary state owned distribution companies have now submitted their proposals for distribution sector reform and the remainder are expected to send them sh...

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) in a letter to Punjab chief minister and Finance Minister Punjab urged to release the pending payments due to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) on account of waiving of arrears for domestic consumers, enhanced power subsidy due to benefits given to domestic and industrial consumers. VK Gupta spokesperson AIPEF said that the financial condition ...

  India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) in a letter to Chief Minister and Finance Minister Punjab urged to release the pending payments due to Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd.(PSPCL) on account of waiving of arrears for domestic consumers, enhanced power subsidy due to benefits given to domestic and industrial consumers .pending payments V K Gupta spokesperson AIPEF said that the...

  The Congress government has failed to clear its bill for each of the fiscal years that it has been in power; engineers say using PSPCL as a tool for political freebies will ultimately end up hurting Punjab’s consumers The power subsidy bill for the new Punjab government will be over four times the amount that the previous SAD-BJP regime had kept unpaid. ( Patiala Freebies...

Punjab’s power utility has started planning for the paddy season six months in advance, because it failed to meet this year’s requirement for 15,000 megawatts and 2022’s estimate is 16,000 MW. Its failure to meet the requirement this year forced power cuts on all categories of consumers, inviting mob attacks on the power grids and the gherao of officials for the promised eight hours of su...

The Revamped Distribution Sector (RDS) Scheme aims to bring down discom losses within the 12-15 per cent range and align supply costs and revenue realised by FY25. Its budgetary outlay is INR 3 lakh crore spread over five years, of which 32 per cent will be centrally funded. Renewable Energy, R.K. Singh, has emphasised that reliable, quality power supply and consumer satisfaction are prerequisites for the country&...

  Not adding any more thermal power capacity, apart from what has already been planned, is important for India keeping in view its commitment to become carbon neutral by 2070 How important is thermal power for India? At present, thermal power accounts for almost 60 per cent of India’s total installed power generation capacity. It is produced by burning fossil fuels like coa...

  This would be a step in the wrong direction as the power consumers would bear the brunt and the staff would also face ordeals and hence the protest. The panel had planned to submit a petition to the Lt Governor at the end of the procession but the participants were stopped at the post office by the police.Puducherry does not have an Electricity Board and the distribution of power is being ...

A committee tasked by the Power Ministry to update India’s National Electricity Policy has recommended that no new coal-based capacity be considered for construction India is considering a new policy to stop adding new coal-fired power plants while it works out a plan to meet its emissions and net zero commitments made at COP26 last month, the Economic Times reported, citing people familiar with the move. ...

The state government has appointed Baldev Singh Sran as the chief managing director (CMD) of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) for the second time. His term is for a period of one year and can be extended by another year. Earlier, a screening-cum-selection committee headed by the chief secretary had shortlisted five candidates for the post. Sran had retired as the CMD PSPCL on June 6,2020, afte...