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In 16 states, T&D losses have gone up from 20% to 56%: R K Singh

Interview with R K Singh, MoS (independent charge), Power

R K Singh, MoS (independent charge), Power
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R K Singh, MoS (independent charge), Power

Shreya JaiJyoti Mukul
A day after R K Singh, Union minister of state for power (independent charge), hosted his first state power ministers’ conference in Delhi, he spoke to Shreya Jai & Jyoti Mukul on the debt-restructuring plan of discoms, tariff reforms, renewable energy initiatives and more. Edited excerpts:

Has UDAY (the scheme to revamp distribution companies or discoms) been a success? What needs to be done by the laggard states?

We have set January 2019 as the deadline by when (transmission and distribution or T&D) losses should be capped at 15 per cent. Many states will be less than that and we