Page 5 - Power Discoms

Top headlines: NDA leading in Bihar polls, Oaktree revises bid for DHFL

The Election Commission says counting of votes will take longer than usual in Bihar.

All discoms to come under Energy Conservation Act: Power ministry

The power ministry on Monday said it has mandated all electricity distribution utilities or discoms to comply with the Energy Conservation (EC) Act, 2001, which would reduce energy losses

UP govt rolls back decision to privatise power distribution companies

In a memorandum signed with the association, the power department and energy minister Shrikant Sharma agreed on "not privatising any discom in the state

Power ministry issues Standard Bidding Document for discoms' privatisation

The SBD will be the guiding document for the state governments which might want to offer their discoms to private companies

Tata Power, India Power Corporation submit bids for three discoms in Odisha

The bids were called earlier this year for Western, Southern and Northern Electricity Supply Companies, namely WESCO, SOUTHCO and NESCO.

How retiring old coal plants could save Rs 53,000 cr for power discoms

As on April 30, Indian discoms owed over Rs 1 lakh crore ($13.65 billion) to power generation companies, according to the Ministry of Power data

Centre, states to share cost of Rs 3-trillion discom reform scheme

Umbrella scheme to include grants for schemes of IPDS, DDUGJY, and have loss-reduction targets

Power discoms to get five more years to turnaround under new scheme

The earlier discom reform scheme UDAY concluded in FY20 with most of the states failing to meet their stipulated targets

Govt to set up National Recruitment Agency to hold common govt job exam

Three airports of Jaipur, Thiruvanthapuram and Guwahati to be leased out for development, operation and maintenance under PPP for 50 years

Smart metering will improve discoms' efficiency, high cost a hurdle: Crisil

India's traditional power metering system is inadequate, resulting in MBC (metering, billing and collection) inefficiencies, high commercial losses and revenue leakages, Crisil Ratings said

Power discoms asks people not to fly kites near electricity installations

A BSES discom spokesperson urged people to enjoy kite flying responsibly

Delhi power discoms see rise in residential rooftop solar power connections

The current cumulative installed capacity is 33.7 MW which is intended to be increased to 40 MW in the next two years

Discoms' outstanding dues to power gencos rise 47% to Rs 1.33 trn in June

Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of Rs 90,655 crore to power generation firms in June 2019

Five years on, govt's UDAY scheme fails to power bleeding discoms

Shreya Jai compares five-year data that reveals deterioration in the health of discoms

Discoms' outstanding dues to power gencos rise 63% to Rs 1.23 trn in April

Power producers give 60 days to discoms for paying bills for the supply of electricity. After that, outstanding dues become overdue and generators charge penal interest on that in most cases

REC kicks off discom package with Rs 2,500 crore to Maharashtra

REC has sanctioned another Rs 3,300 crore for Andhra Pradesh, Rs 2,000 crore for Punjab and Rs 2,032 crore for Rajasthan.

Punjab, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh seek Rs 14,664 crore to revive discoms

States request Rs 14,000 crore, PFC-REC to lend at above 9%

Covid-19 crisis: Lockdown knocks power use down 20-40% in some cities

As the country unlocks, some distribution companies see a return of demand

Delhi discoms record up to 90% rise in digital payments during lockdown

In April and May, zero-cash bill payments were made due to lockdown restrictions

Delhi govt allows discoms to avail loans under Atmanirbhar package

Since the loans would need a state guarantee and Delhi is a Union Territory, it has written to ministry of home affairs to provide state guarantee on behalf of Delhi