Long regulatory road before Delhi govt penalises discoms for power cuts

No independent agency will monitor defaults by discoms, who themselves have to keep record of such defaults and inform the government informed about them

The Delhi government’s proposal to penalise power distribution companies for unscheduled power cuts has been approved by the Lt Governor, Delhi. This is the second attempt by the AAP-ruled Delhi government to get penalty approved. However, the idea is as twisted as its implementation would be.

The idea to penalise discoms, proposed in 2016, was rejected by the then Lt Governor. AAP had mooted penalty of Rs 50 per hour per consumer to be levied for the first two hours followed by Rs 100 for every subsequent hour.

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