Page 4 - Power Distribution

Regulatory compliance mechanism for power utilities on the anvil

The Centre believes the move would help state commissions adopt best practices; it would also speed up implementation of reforms and regulatory policies

Gujarat tops discom ranking ninth year in a row, UP and Haryana progress

Loss-making discoms need to take corrective measures to access funds under Central schemes, says power minister R K Singh

Free power distribution: AAP's power-packed poll sop replicates Delhi model

The promises by AAP, trying to expand its powers beyond Delhi, are similar to those it had assured Delhiites.

Loose connection

The latest power distribution scheme reflects old structural flaws

At 6,921 MW, Delhi sees highest peak power demand so far this summer

With rains eluding Delhi and the maximum temperature hovering near 40 degrees Celsius, the national capital's peak power demand soared to 6,921 MW on Wednesday, the highest so far this summer season

Cabinet okays Rs 3 trn outlay for new power reform scheme for five years

Assistance would be based on discoms meeting pre-qualifying criteria and achieving benchmarks.

Clean energy bid can help states with huge bills for subsiding power

Building community-sized renewable energy plants and shutting down old coal plants is a workable solution, say experts.

Power Grid Corp fiscal 2021 profit increases 9% to Rs 12,036 crore

The company maintained average transmission system availability of 99.76 per cent in FY21.

National Electricity Policy-21 bats for quality power, private investment

This year's draft NEP like its earlier versions underlines importance of coal-based power and why it is still too early to retire it despite growth in renewables

Discoms, state govts bet on storage technology to stabilise power supply

TPDDL, in 2019, joined hands with AES and Mitsubishi to set up a 10 Mw grid storage project at its Rohini sub-station

Cross-border trade with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal from next month: S N Goel

Distribution companies have signed long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) for meeting 90-92 per cent of the demand, said Goel

Torrent Power highest bidder for Dadra Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu discoms

UT of Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu carry annual revenue of Rs 4500 crore from roughly 150,000 consumers

After pandemic-hit 2020, Delhi sees rise in power demand in new year

Electricity demand in Delhi is picking up in the new year, recovering from the coronavirus pandemic-hit 2020, with January registering 19 per cent more peaks on 23 days than that in the last year

Discoms should be consumer-centric, bring more pvt investment: House panel

One of the suggestions by the committee was increasing private participation in power distribution by way of content-carriage separation

Govt plans $41 bn reform in Budget 2021 to revive ailing power discoms

The plan for carrying out reforms for reducing losses of state distribution utilities was sought by the nation's power ministry and is under discussion

Rajasthan's power distribution companies to raise Rs 1,500 cr through bonds

The rating factors in the companies' status as a wholly owned power sector entity of the state government

Power supply restored in many Pak cities hours after massive blackout

Power supply was restored fully or partially on Sunday in many cities in Pakistan hours after several towns in the country plunged into darkness following a huge blackout

Coal mining opens doors to pvt players; power distribution fails to reform

The Centre amended the Coal Mines (Special Provisions) Act, 2015, in May to open up auction for non-mining firms; micro, small, and medium enterprises; and foreign companies

Govt plans separate electricity distribution channel for industries

To create manufacturing hubs in each state that will be offered to private firms

Discoms' outstanding dues to power gencos rise 28% to Rs 1.38 trn in Sept

The overdue amount in September 2020 has increased from Rs 1,22,090 crore in August 2020