Govt’s new bidding plan may create private monopolies. Splitting content and carriage will serve consumer interest better The weakest link in India’s power sector reforms is distribution, which consists of distribution companies (Discoms) that are responsible for the supply of power to the consumers — industry, commercial, agriculture, domestic, etc. For successive Power Minis...

In May 2002, the-then Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) was privatised.  After two failures, for a third time, the discoms (distribution companies) in Odisha are being privatised, starting with Tata Power taking over the Central Electricity Supply Undertaking (CESU) from October 2020. In both these privatisation exercises, 51% of the shares were sold, with government retaining a 49% stake. Unlike these examples of ...

NCCOEEE Online meeting was held on 21st October 2020. Demand Charter against the Central Govt move of Privatization was finalised in the meeting and phased programme to mobilise and oppose privatization was decided which is as following. NCCOEEE circular is attached for ready reference and necessary action to be taken by all State Constituents.   2. Charter of Demands  A. Scrap Electricity (Amendme...

There is no justification for privatizing power in Chandigarh  as this is  a profit-making utility with very low transmission and commercial losses said Shalindra Dubey Chairman All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF.) while  addressing a rally of the employees of the Chandigarh electricity department on Thursday. The rally was addressed by the Prasanta Chaudhary convener National Coordination ...

 Prime Minister Narendra Modi today highlighted seven key pillars of India’s energy strategy going forward and stressing upon India's rise as a major consumer of energy globally. “India’s energy plan will have 7 key drivers including accelerating efforts to move towards a gas-based economy, cleaner use of fossil fuels, greater reliance on domestic fuels to drive ...

Paramjeet Singh retired engineer -in -chief PSPCL has been appointed Director (Generation ) for a period of three years. P J Singh remained associated wit the thermal generation throughout his career. He retired as engineer-in-chief PP & R a few months back. He remained at Ropar thermal plant for most of his tenure. He was posted as OSD coal in October 2012 and on promotion as chief engineer in 2017 he was...

Haryana Power Engineers Association has decided to hold gate meetings on October 5 at all the circles against privatization of power distribution in Uttar Pradesh and to show solidarity with the agitating engineers and employees. UP Vidyut Karmachari Samyukt Sangharsh Samithi (VKSSS) is on the agitational path from 29th September against the the proposed privatization of Varanasi Discoms and has called for a...

PANIPAT:Himanshu Gupta XEN Panchkula was elected president of the Haryana Power Generation Engineers Association (HPGEA). The elections were held yesterday and conducted by S K Mittal SE Panipat thermal and S K Bajaj XEN. Sanjay Alhabat was elected General Secretary. Ravinder Kumar Yadav was elected Sr. Vice president while Simi Arora and Ram Bhagat were elected Vice President. Ajay Kumar was ...

The Ministry of Power GOI has issued a public notice on its website on 22/9/2020 giving draft standard bidding documents, SBD, (for privatization of distribution) and inviting comments by 05/10/2020. AIPEF is of the opinion that the subject matter is vital for the state economy and needs to be deliberated in detail while MOP, GOI, is trying to rush through the process.        &nb...

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has condemned the suspension of office bearers and has urged the chief minister Haryana that suspension orders of K D Bansal SE & Chairman Northern India Power Engineers Federation (NIPEF) must be withdrawn. Shailendra Dubey Chairman AIPEF in a letter dated October 21, to the chief minister has written that a clear trend has emerged whereby dedicated, honest, and co...