Kevadia (Narmada): The power sector is going through troubled times and according to a recent RBI report, the total debt burden of India’s states is expected to touch Rs 52.52 lakh crore by the end of 2020 fiscal, an 11.5% rise from the previous year. One of the major reasons for this is the indebtedness of power distribution companies or discoms. Union power minister R K Singh has a ...

The Power Employees Coordination Committee of Power Development Department today decided to suspend pen down, tool down, lock down strike temporarily on the assurance of Divisional Commissioner Jammu Sanjeev Verma. Official sources said that after emergency meeting called by the Divisional Commissioner Jammu in view of ensuing Diwali festival, who assured to take up the matter with the Chief Secr...

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir to shelve the proposal of unbundling of Power Development Department of state till the state assembly is formed as electricity is a concurrent subject. AIPEF in its letter to J&K Governor  has mentioned that it would be incorrect to carry out drastic changes in the power development department&n...

Kindly refer to All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) letter No. 26 - 2019 dt 11-09-2019 and letter No 28-2019 dt  23-09-2019 sent to you to kindly defer any proposal of unbundling of J&K Power Sector. 2. In continuation to above referred letters AIPEF further requests you to kindly shelve the proposal of unbundling of Power Development Department of J&K in view of following points in...

PATIALA: Both Punjab and Haryana power utilities improved their ratings as compared to the last year and are now covered under A grade for their high operational and financial performance capabilities. Punjab is placed at the ninth position while Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (UHBVN) of Haryana are placed at eleventh ...

It is high time the political leadership found the courage to ask people to pay for the power they consume, and stopped pretending that financial engineering can fix the problem of ever-mounting losses of power distribution companies. A quarter century after reforms meant to improve utility bottomlines, it has now been reported that outstanding dues of distribution companies, or discoms, across state...

The government has been pitching separation of carriage and content businesses in the power distribution, which would eventually facilitate consumers to switch service providers as they do in case of mobile telephone service. "AIPEF has noted with concern that the power ministry is drafting a new Electricity Act to replace the existing Electricity Act 2003 and demands that government of India should discuss t...

ALL INDIA POWER ENGINEERS FEDERATION No. 30 - 2019 / Draft Amendment Bill highlights     29 - 09 - 2019 All Office Bearers - A I P E F Chairman / Secretary General - SIPEF / WIPEF / EIPEF / NIPEF President / General Secretary - All AIPEF Constituents Sub: Draft Amendment Bill Highlights Some salient points of Draft Amendment Bill to replace Electricity Act 2003 to be placed in winter ...

In the context of the Electricity Bill 2018, I suggest that AIPEF should write to the Government/ Speaker/ Vice President/ All Chief Ministers/ Political party chiefs stating the following 1. That Electricity is a no longer just a vital infrastructure, but a fundamental right of the people. 2. That the financial stress in the industry cannot just be blamed on DISCOMS alone, but must be analysed in depth and a m...

No. 29 - 2019 / SSTPP Khandawa incident         27 - 09 - 2019 Hon'ble Chief Minister Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Sub: Mob violence inside SSTPP Khandawa Respected Sir, All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) strongly condemns the incident of mob violence on 26th September 2019 inside Sri Singaji Thermal Power Plant (SSTPP) Khandawa. AIPEF demands immediate arrest of culp...