West Bengal Discom Approves PSA for Purchase of 100 MW Power by IPCL For more information please see below link:
Discom Privatisation Challenged: Insufficient Planning Or Tactical Move?
On May 16, 2020, the Minister of Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, announced that electricity distribution companies or distribution licensees in the Union Territories would be privatised, stating that consumers should not be burdened with the cost of the discoms’ inefficiencies. This was announced as part of the Government of India’s economic stimulus package as a response […]
Electricity subsidies increased 32% since FY 2016: Report
Poor collection is typically the biggest contributor to these losses. The states that have met the UDAY targets on AT&C losses in FY 2019 include Delhi, Gujarat, Kerala, Maharashtra, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh New Delhi: Direct tariff electricity subsidies from the state governments have increased 32 per cent since FY 2016, amounting to Rs 1,10,391 […]
EESL and MSEDCL inaugurate 8 MW solar energy project at Devdaithan
A part of the statewide joint effort between Mahavitaran and EESL, the project will provide farmers eight hours of high-quality uninterrupted and cleanly generated power New Delhi: Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) and Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) today commissioned a 7987 KWp solar-agro project at Devdaithan. As a part of the initiative, the […]
Jaipur Floats Tender For Solar PV Systems In Four Lot’s For Solarization of Grid Connected Agriculture Consumers
Jaipur Floats Tender For Solar PV Systems In Four Lot’s For Solarization of Grid Connected Agriculture Consumers DESIGN, SURVEY, SUPPLY, INSTALLATION, TESTING, COMMISSIONING AND 5 YEARS COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE OF DISTRIBUTED GRID CONNECTED SOLAR PV SYSTEMS FOR SOLARIZATION OF GRID CONNECTED AGRICULTURE CONSUMERS FOR JHALAWAR CIRCLE, Tonk Circle, SAWAI MADHOPUR CIRCLE The last date to […]
Peak power demand expected to touch record 5,400 MW this winter in Delhi
Discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL), that supplies electricity to consumers in north and northwest Delhi, has expected a peak demand of 1,700 MW this winter season, a company spokesperson said New Delhi: As winter has set in early in Delhi, the peak power demand of the city in the season is expected to […]
15 lakh govt officials to boycott work against privatisation of UP power discom
The district convener of Vidhyut Karamchari Sanyukt Sangharsh Samiti Avdhesh Kumar told on Sunday that the central government is bent upon privatising the power sector Ghaziabad: Fifteen lakh electricity department employees including junior engineers, sub-divisional officers, executive engineers and superintending engineers will go on a day-long boycott of work on Monday to oppose the proposal […]
Delhi’s peak power demand reaching pre-COVID levels with economic activity
In September this year, the peak power demand was just 5.9 per cent lower as compared to the corresponding month last year. New Delhi: The peak power demand of Delhi is fast catching up with pre-COVID levels as an increasing number of economic activities are being allowed under the Centre’s ‘Unlock’ process, discom officials said. […]
Will Increase In Rooftop Solar Energy Lead To DISCOMS Death?
Recent technological and regulatory developments around electricity generation, and in particular, the solar energy where consumers are being incentivized to set up their own rooftop solar energy systems owning to lower energy bills and environment-friendliness, an increasing number of consumers are disconnecting from grids and turning to solar. This is forcing power distribution companies (DISCOMS) […]
TNERC directed DISCOM to Pay Interest Dues to Wind Generators
TNERC directed DISCOM to Pay Interest Dues to Two Wind Generators For more information please see below link: