Private power generating companies seek sops on electricity export

Privately-owned power generating companies (gencos) have requested the Centre to provide relaxations on duties and provide incentives for exporting electricity to neighbouring countries.

Citing strategic advantage over China, the gencos have asked the Centre to consider influence over neighbouring countries through energy exchange. 

The Association of Power Producers (APP), the representative body of private gencos, has written to the ministry of commerce and industry asking for concessions to make electricity export from India competitive.

“Given the massive size and scale of our power grid and the fact that we are centrally placed among the South Asian countries, there exists high