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Green electricity tariffs: Pricing and other challenges

This paper is authored Nikhil Tyagi, former research associate, Sharath Rao, fellow and Rahul Tongia, senior fellow, CSEP, New Delhi.

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Published on Oct 13, 2024 09:01 AM IST
By, Sharath Rao,

Power sector needs a regulatory overhaul

Insufficient regulated tariffs are the dominant reasons for discom cash shortfalls. Fixing this is necessary and urgent

Discoms are the last link in the power supply chain, but bear the most risk. The present system parks a chain of inefficiencies with them(PIC FOR REPRESENTATION)
Published on Jun 19, 2023 01:09 AM IST

Discom losses need urgent systemic fixes

Non-performance by discoms only explains a minority fraction of cumulative losses of over ₹10L-crore — the real issues are more deep-rooted

Discoms are regulated entities in India, with almost all consumer prices set by independent state electricity regulatory commissions, in theory, they should not be loss-making, unless they fail to perform(REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
Published on Jun 12, 2023 09:53 AM IST

Why electricity subsidies need an urgent rethink

With several assembly elections scheduled this year, political parties are promising free power. But, we are oversubsidising in most states, and doing it inefficiently. A dialogue of effective and efficient subsidy provision is urgent, and the first step on this road is transparency

Who is deserving of a subsidy is difficult to answer, for this is a policy choice. However, we can benchmark policies by examining who gets how much subsidy (AFP)
Updated on Feb 10, 2023 08:05 PM IST
ByNikhil Tyagi and Rahul Tongia
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