New Delhi : All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consider power sector employees as frontline workers amid the pandemic. New Delhi: The functioning of hospitals and testing laboratories is largely dependent upon the round the clock supply, and power engineers and technical staff of Discoms play a major […]
Put on hold privatisation of electricity distribution: AIPEF
The standard bid documents (SBD) for privatizing electricity distribution were put on the Power Ministry’s website on September 22, 2020, and were to be applied across the country. New Delhi: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Thursday urged the government to put on hold the privatisation of electricity distribution entities. “Government must put […]
AIPEF urges PM to consult all stakeholders on Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021
AIPEF Chairman Shailendra Dubey said Power Minister R K Singh held a video conferencing with power secretaries and CMDs (heads) of power utilities to discuss the proposed changes in the Electricity Act 2003. The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Wednesday said it has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to consult all stakeholders on […]
Power engineers to protest on February 3 against privatisation of discoms
Shailendra Dubey, the Chairman of AIPEF, in a letter to the Prime Minister, stated that power engineers and engineers are grieved over the central government’s move towards the power sector privatisation through Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020, & Standard Bidding Document for total privatisation of distribution of electricity. New Delhi: Power sector engineers would go for […]
Withdraw Electricity (Amendment) Bill, new farm laws: AIPEF
AIPEF had strongly opposed the proposal of the government to eliminate subsidy in electricity tariff. LUCKNOW: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Thursday said that it supports the farmers’ movement against the Centre’s new farm laws and also demanded that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020, be withdrawn. The organisation called for scrapping of […]
Power sector employees protest against privatization of discoms
He noted that the power engineers did not join Thursday’s strike called by ten central trade unions and just staged a simple protest to highlight their issues New Delhi: Power sector employees on Thursday held nationwide protests against the government’s decision to privatize discoms, the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) said. They also demanded […]
AIPEF urges chief ministers to reject Electricity Amendment Bill
The federation shot off a letter to the chief ministers ahead of a meeting of ministers concerned with Union Power Minister R K Singh on Friday. New Delhi: The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has urged all chief ministers to reject the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020 saying that the proposed amendments will weaken the […]
Engineers body AIPEF demands discussion on proposed electricity bill
Shaliender Dubey Chairman AIPEF condemned the move of government to privatise the power sector in one go. The bill is aimed to facilitate private houses in the name of consumers, he added. New Delhi: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded detailed discussion on draft Electricity Amendment Bill saying the government intends to privatise […]
Power engineers seeks review of PPAs with exorbitant electricity rates
PATIALA: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) strongly opposes any amendment in the Electricity Act aimed to destroy the public sector and pave the path for privatisation. The state governments must review the Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with independent power producers having exorbitant electricity rates. AIPEF fully supports Andhra Pradesh government’s pledge to review PPA’s […]