Experts believe the strict implementation of the Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) Rules can make the power sector more viable. The total outstanding dues of electricity distribution utilities (discoms) has reduced by a third to around Rs 93,000 crore in May, less than a year after implementing the Late Payment Surcharge (LPS) Rules in June 2022. […]
In a battle to gain monopoly in Power Supply Market in the C&I segment the DiSCOMs have been demanding for various regulatory amendments like Steep Rise in the Fixed Charges and reduction in variable Tariffs, Change in the TOD slots and making generating hours of renewables as off peak in place of presently Normal Hours […]
Bhopal: Discoms have not adhered to instructions issued by MPERC while notifying new amendments, while increasing power tariff by 5% from April 24. Discoms are proposing fuel cost adjustments on monthly basis now. The move to increase power tariff from April 24, which will…Read More… Source: PTI
The DERC, which has been directed to conduct a special audit of power subsidy provided between 2016 and 2022, will ask the government for terms of reference and the legal position of the exercise New Delhi : The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), which has been directed to conduct a special audit of power subsidy […]
The draft rules suggest penalties to be levied on discoms for faulty subsidy accounting, raising erroneous subsidy bills The Union Ministry of Power has proposed to streamline electricity subsidy and its accounting, and would direct power distribution companies (discoms) to report details of electricity subsidy disbursal and its monitoring. Through an amendment to the Draft […]
The Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (UPERC) has severely reprimanded two power distribution companies, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (PVVNL) and Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (MVVNL) for poor progress of power meter conversion. The Commission feels that it is due to some ‘nefarious interest or goblin mode’ that the two discoms are not putting […]
Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers almost halved to Rs 62,681.68 crore in January, compared to Rs 1,21,030 crore in same month in 2022. Experts said this substantial reduction in the discoms’ total outstanding is mainly due to various steps taken by the government, like implementation of late payment […]
Suo Motu Petition on the issues regarding issuance of regular electricity bill including consumer billing as per actual reading by the DISCOM’s. For more information please see below link:
Reduction in AT&C losses improves finances of utilities (discoms), enabling them to better maintain the system and buy power as per requirement and benefit the consumers, a power ministry statement said Aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of power distribution utilities declined to 17 per cent in 2021-22 from 22 per cent in the previous […]