The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) against the formation of JK Grid Company. "AIPEF has sought the intervention of the PMO against the formation of JK Grid Company, a joint venture company (JVC) of JKTCL and PGCIL, till the democratic process of electing a new government is completed as electricit...

In a major development, All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has sought  the  intervention of the Prime Minister Office against the  formation of J&K Grid Company, a  joint venture company (JVC) of JKTCL and PGCIL till the democratic process of electing new  government is completed, given that as electricity is a concurrent subject. V. K. Gupta, spokesperson AIPE...

  As per reports, it is expected that thAIPEF has sought the intervention of the PMO against the formation of JK Grid Company, a joint venture company (JVC) of JKTCL and PGCIL, till the democratic process of electing a new government is completed as electricity is a concurrent subject,'' AIPEF said in a statement. AIPEF spokesperson V K Gupta&...

The All-India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has sought intervention of the Prime Minister against the formation of JK Grid Company, a joint venture company (JVC) of JKTCL and PGCIL till the democratic process of electing new government is completed as electricity is a concurrent subject. VK Gupta, Spokesperson of the AIPEF, said that the AIPEF has written a letter to Lt Governor Jammu & Kashmir with copie...

  All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has sought the intervention of the Prime Minister against the formation of JK Grid Company, a joint venture company (JVC) of JKTCL and PGCIL till the democratic process of electing new government is completed as electricity is a concurrent subject. V K Gupta Spokesperson AIPEF said that the AIPEF has written a letter to Lt Governor Jammu &...

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha to put on hold the process of formation of JK Grid Company, a joint venture company (JVC) of JKTCL and PGCIL and direct the authorities to start a dialogue with representatives of All J&K Power Employees and Engineers Coordination Committee to avoid any unrest in the Power Sector. V K Gupta Spokesperson AIPEF said that the AIPE...

The protests were called off after the Centre gave a letter to the farmer bodies agreeing to meet their demands. According to the agreement between Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) and the Centre, one of the consensus points is that the government will discuss the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 with farmers before it is tabled in Parliament. This will put brakes on the power sector reforms and the power...

  Power consumers in Punjab will get the benefit of the reduced tariff for an additional – from November 1 this year instead of December 1 – after the Cabinet Thursday approved a proposal, with the fresh decision coming in the run up to the Assembly polls. The relief of an additional month will put a financial burden of Rs 151 crore on the exchequer, the government said in ...

The privatisation of the public sector and monetisation of assets are not good for India and disinvestment in public enterprises over the years has led to the concentration of economic power, a trend that is disturbingly on the rise taking us towards an oligopoly. “Privatisation: An Affront to the Indian Constitution” by Peoples’ Commission on Public Sector and Public Service headed by Thomas Isa...

  India should channelise energies in negotiating for monetary compensation and technology transfer from the global North. ndia has made a commitment to a net-zero target by 2070 at COP26. It may be difficult to pull this off unless necessary steps are taken to shift from coal towards cleaner forms of energy. But, here lies our bind. India has contributed just 3% of cumulative global c...