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BJP alleges ‘financial irregularities’ in Delhi discoms, seeks probe

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva said that discoms have been posting Regulatory Assets for the last 11 years alleging losses.

Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva.(HT File)
Published on Nov 12, 2024 07:06 PM IST

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

1,400 private EV charging points set up in Delhi in the last year

Officials said that while there were some private charging points, no residential society in the city set up a charging point or station till last year.

At least 1,400 private charging points have been set up across the city, the Delhi electric vehicle (EV) cell.(File)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 02:23 AM IST

2 discom staffers forcibly remove elderly woman's belongings in MP; suspended

A video of the incident, which took place on Saturday shows the elderly woman, in a half-naked state, running after Discom staffers.

 Two line attendants (Category II) of East Power Distribution Company stationed in Deori have been suspended. (Representational Image)
Published on Mar 26, 2023 08:13 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Applying the insolvency code to the power distribution sector

Prasanth Regy, Consultant, NITI Aayog & Srikant Nagulapalli secretary, energy department, the government of Andhra Pradesh

The discom can be seen a combination of two businesses: the network operator business (operating and maintaining the distribution network) and the supply business (buying power from generators and selling it to retail customers). The network business is a largely risk-free regulated business, and as such, it is not a loss making business.(Bloomberg)
Published on Jan 02, 2022 06:44 PM IST
ByNiti Aayog

Varanasi discom among ones to be privatised; UPPCL working out details for takeover

The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd is believed to be working out assets and liabilities of the discom as on March 31 for its takeover by a private company probably by the year-end

The discom employees protesting against the privatisation have been assured that service conditions will not be inferior in any manner after private firms take over.(Representational Image)
Updated on Sep 24, 2020 04:47 PM IST
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