New Delhi : Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers rose 4.4 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,21,030 crore in January 2022. Discoms owed a total of Rs 1,15,904 crore to power generation firms in January 2021, according to portal PRAAPTI (Payment Ratification And Analysis in Power procurement for bringing […]
EV may become dominant form of transport in India in near future – EQ Mag Pro
More stringent statutes for the adoption of EVs will give a big push to electric mobility. Every day we are witness to new developments taking shape in electric mobility space. In fact, it seems to be one of the biggest collaborative exercise being undertaken between automobile manufactures, battery producers, R&D Labs and governments to push […]
Progress of Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, Reform measures aim towards loss reduction, implementation of smart prepaid metering, 100% feeder level energy accounting by FY 23, up-gradation of billing and other IT/OT systems
The Ministry of Power, Government of India, had launched the Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), with the objective to improve the operational efficiencies and financial sustainability of State owned DISCOMs/ Power Departments by providing financial assistance to DISCOMs for modernization and strengthening of distribution infrastructure, aiming at improvement of the reliability and […]
Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme aims to reduce the AT&C losses at pan-India levels to 12-15% and ACS-ARR gap to zero by 2024-25 – EQ Mag Pro
REC and PFC are the nodal agencies, responsible for implementing the scheme across the country Government of India have launched the Reforms-based and Results-linked, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme with the objective of improving the quality and reliability of power supply to consumers through a financially sustainable and operationally efficient Distribution Sector. The salient features of […]
No vendor authorised by MNRE for rooftop solar, pay only rates decided by discoms: Advisory – EQ Mag Pro
Get latest articles and stories on Latest News at LatestLY. The new and renewable energy ministry on Thursday clarified that no vendor authorised by it for installation of rooftop solar and also advised the consumers to pay only rates decided by power distribution utilities or discoms. New Delhi : The new and renewable energy ministry […]
Discoms’ outstanding dues to gencos jump 1.3% to Rs 1,13,227 cr in Dec – EQ Mag Pro
Discoms owed total Rs 1,11,762 crore to power generation firms in December 2020, according to portal PRAAPTI. Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers rose 1.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,13,227 crore in December. Discoms owed total Rs 1,11,762 crore to power generation firms in December 2020, according to […]
Measures undertaken to accommodate larger shares of renewable energy in the grid – EQ Mag Pro
Steps taken to resolve the issue of long pending dues of Discoms to renewable power generators The measures taken to accommodate larger shares of renewable energy in the grid include the following: (i) Under Green Energy Corridor Scheme-Intra-State approx. 9700 ckm of transmission lines and 22600 MVA capacity of substations have been planned in eight […]
ERC approves solar power purchase by AP Discoms – EQ Mag Pro
The Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has accorded conditional approval to the state Power Distribution Companies’ (Discoms) proposal to procure 7,000 MW of solar power offered by the Solar Energy Corporation of India. However, the ERC made no mention of the rate at which the Discoms could purchase solar power even as a row […]
Petition for approval of Additional Surcharge for 1st half of FY 2021-22 and for approval of Additional Surcharge to the DISCOMs – DHBVN and UHBVN – EQ Mag Pro
Petition for approval of Additional Surcharge for 1st half of FY 2021-22 and for approval of Additional Surcharge to the DISCOMs – DHBVN and UHBVN recoverable from Open Access Consumers in the 1st half of FY 2021-22. For more information please see below link:
Discoms’ outstanding dues to gencos rise 3.3 pc to Rs 1,16,127 cr in October
Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers rose 3.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,16,127 crore in October. Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power producers rose 3.3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1,16,127 crore in October. Discoms owed a total of Rs 1,12,384 crore to […]