Last Updated: Tuesday, September 15, 2015, 13:35
The Centre is working in collaboration with states to find out a permanent solution to make stress of discoms a "thing of the past", Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said here Tuesday.
Last Updated: Monday, September 14, 2015, 15:31
The combined debt of power distribution companies (discoms) stands at over Rs 3 lakh crore. Faced with acute financial stress, many of these are unable to buy power.
Last Updated: Friday, August 14, 2015, 21:44
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the government is in active dialogue with the discoms on turnaround plans and there will be a noticeable changes in the situation of stressed utilities in the next three years.
Last Updated: Sunday, April 12, 2015, 14:52
The power tariff in the national capital may see a steep rise of up to 20 percent if Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) accepts a demand of the three private power distribution companies which have strongly sought the hike citing severe fund crunch.
Last Updated: Friday, April 3, 2015, 22:42
Delhi's major power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has suggested a number of steps that it claims will reduce power tariff substantially in the national capital.
Last Updated: Monday, December 22, 2014, 20:42
A Parliamentary panel has suggested that the government review the financial restructuring package for state electricity power distribution firms as not many states have shown interest in the scheme.
Last Updated: Saturday, December 6, 2014, 15:43
Consumers will soon be able to choose their power supply company as the government is making necessary amendments to the Electricity Act to enable this provision which is aimed at encouraging greater competition in the distribution sector.
Last Updated: Friday, January 31, 2014, 21:34
People in the national capital will have to shell out more money for electricity consumed from tomorrow as the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission on Friday hiked the power tariff by up to eight per cent amid a tug of war between the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government and power companies.
Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 13:47
he Delhi High Court on Friday refused to stay the decision of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government to have the accounts of major power firms audited by the Comptroller And Accountant General of India.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 21:21
The 72-hour strike by around two lakh employees of the Haryana government and semi-government bodies ended, even as normal life remained affected due to power cuts and disruption of water supply.
Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 21:06
Power Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia added however that discoms should be revenue neutral.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 12, 2014, 21:47
Reliance Infra-backed BSES discoms, which supply power in 70 per cent areas of Delhi,have rejected allegations that they did not pass on financial benefit on account of bringing down AT&C losses to consumers.
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