As collective losses of DISCOMs cross Rs 1 lakh crore, their poor financial health can risk India’s financial system and its clean energy transition due to delays in signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) The power distribution companies (discoms) in India seem to be headed for tougher days, as the financial books of discoms are continuing to worsen with the collective losses swelling over Rs. 1 lakh cro...

This is a proposal that will benefit both the power generator and the consumer. The ball is in the States’ court On December 16, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission came out with a draft proposal to facilitate regulatory framework for General Network Access (GNA) which, if implemented, would bring in a radical change to the country’s power disbursal system and create a level playing field. ...

Centre approves ?871 crore bid by Kolkata-based RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, which is set to take over the Chandigarh electricity department in a month In a month’s time, the city’s electricity management will be in a private company’s hand with the Union cabinet giving its nod to the ?871-crore bid made by a private company in August last year. The electricity department will now be...

There's a rising clamour among political parties to make free power a poll issue in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh and Punjab elections. Never mind that the electricity sector is characterised by rampant revenue leakage, sheer populism and a host of policy challenges. The political executive, which says it walks what it talks, needs to step up power sector reforms, improve realisations, and p...

  In the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2021, there were four provisions— direct benefit transfer (DBT), de-licensing of the electricity distribution business, creation of the Electricity Contract Enforcement Authority (ECEA) for adjudication of contract disputes, and a single choice committee for appointment of chairman and members of state and central tariff regulators. Reported...

Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy Shri R.K. Singh on Monday dedicated Automatic Generation Control (AGC) to the nation which will facilitate the target of achieving the government’s ambitious target of 500 GW non-fossil fuel-based generation capacity by 2030. The AGC is being operated by Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO) through National Load Despatch Centre.    Whi...

The year 2021 has been a year of ups and downs for the Power Sector and Employees/Engineers organizations. At the end of the year, the way in which the Central Government had to kneel in front of the farmers' movement which lasted for a year is certainly an unmatched story of struggle. Revolutionary salutations to farmers historical struggle.            &n...

Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO) has approached the state electricity regulatory commission for permission to procure an additional 1,500 MW of electricity through the central utility, Power Trading Corporation to meet the surging demand in the summer. The state’s average daily demand is expected to jump up to 17,000 MW in summer, up from around 14,000 MW now. It is necessary to tie...

  Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission has, suo motu, taken up several issues and summoned top officials of UHBVN and DHBVN In Gurugram, societies lacking adequate electrical infrastructure have been given power connections without even submitting requisite bank guarantee Officials have also been chargesheeted for issuing wrong bills to consumers Action against several others has been...

Electricity costs are a substantial component of manufacturing expenses, and any reduction will help the government’s Make in India push, being rolled out through the PLI scheme The power ministry has told the finance ministry it favours bringing electricity under the goods and services tax, two government officials aware of the development said, outlining a proposal that could help reduce electricity tari...