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  Power discoms in Delhi to install 50 lakh smart meters in phased manner

  Delhi | June 19, 2023 19:40 IST

  This project aims to equip BSES with smart meters, positioning it as India's first fully digital utility. The tendering process for the project is currently underway and is slated to be finalised by July 2023.

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  Atmanirbhar Bharat: Power departments in UTs, including Delhi, to be privatised

  India | May 16, 2020 19:14 IST

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that power departments and utilities in all the centrally-administered territories would be privatised

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  Discoms obligated to pay for electricity within 45 days: Power Ministry

  Business | April 06, 2020 18:45 IST

  ​With its relief being construed as a moratorium on payments, the Union Power Ministry has clarified that electricity distribution companies will continue to be obligated to pay for power within 45 days of presentation of the bill. It, however, lowered late payment charges for the period between March 24 and June 30.  

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  Delhi discoms losing Rs 150 crore annually to power theft for charging e-rickshaws

  India | January 27, 2019 18:35 IST

  There are three power distribution companies -- BYPL and BRPL of BSES and Tata Power Delhi Dsitribution (TPDDL) -- that supply electricity to the national capital.  

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  Delhiites may soon get compensation for unscheduled power cuts

  India | April 17, 2018 16:25 IST

  In case of an unscheduled power cut, the Discoms will have to restore the electricity within one hour, and failure to do so shall result in a penalty of Rs 50 per hour per consumer for the first two hours.

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  Delhi: Pay upto Rs 500 extra electricity bill from this month

  India | October 06, 2015 23:36 IST

  New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party government in Delhi did not increase electricity bill this year in its hugely publicised decision but the consumers in Delhi will have to pay upto Rs 500 extra from

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  Serious challenges to steel, power, discoms, sugar industries: Arun Jaitley

  August 23, 2015 20:17 IST

  Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday said the steel, power and the sugar sector along with the discoms remain stressed sectors and the government is addressing the challenges involved."There are serious challenges in

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  Delhi discoms inflated dues by Rs 8,000 crores: CAG

  India | August 18, 2015 22:27 IST

  New Delhi: The three private power distribution companies in Delhi inflated their dues to recover Rs 8,000 crore extra from the consumers, the comptroller and auditor general has said in its report.The 212-page confidential report

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  DERC rejects amnesty proposal of discoms

  India | June 02, 2015 10:34 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) has turned down the proposal of discoms, which was submitted on the suggestion of AAP government, to introduce amnesty scheme for those facing power theft cases, saying the

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  Consumers can soon check power supply status online in AP

  India | September 10, 2014 20:18 IST

  Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh government is aiming to let consumers know power supply position at any time online by this month-end through its work of installation of modems and SIM cards on feeders.In a teleconference with

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  Delhi power crisis averted: Discoms clear dues to NTPC

  India | June 01, 2014 9:34 IST

  New Delhi: Delhi managed to escape massive power cuts from June 1 after the BSES discoms after they cleared NTPC's Rs 700-crore dues according to the Supreme Court's May 6 order. NTPC had been threatening to

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  Power discoms write to Delhi Govt over steps for tariff relief

  April 24, 2014 23:50 IST

  New Delhi: To help provide the people of Delhi get a tariff relief of upto 10 per cent, power distribution companies in the city are writing to the Delhi government about efforts to be taken

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  Discoms not cooperating with us: CAG to High Court

  India | March 19, 2014 22:55 IST

  New Delhi: The CAG today again told the Delhi High Court that power distributing companies of Anil Ambani and Tata groups are not cooperating with it even as the city government questioned the “reluctance” of

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  Delhi government asks DERC to cancel licences of discoms

  India | February 04, 2014 11:13 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi government Monday asked the state electricity regulator to cancel the licences of the two power distribution companies that have expressed their inability to provide electricity to Delhiites owing to their financial

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  Truth will come out in CAG report on discoms, says Kejriwal

  India | February 01, 2014 14:34 IST

  New Delhi: Slamming power distribution firms for announcing power cuts on the plea of lack of funds, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal today said the truth on their financial condition will come out in the

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  Delhi HC refuses to stay CAG audit of discoms

  India | January 24, 2014 14:24 IST

  New Delhi: The Delhi High Court Friday refused to stay the Delhi government's order for a CAG audit of the national capital's three power discoms' finances since their inception.However, Justice Manmohan said: "CAG (Comptroller and

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  Outages despite surplus power, Delhi Govt pulls up discoms

  India | May 22, 2013 20:22 IST

  New Delhi, May 22: With areas across the city reeling under severe power cuts in sweltering heat, Delhi Government today pulled up the private power distribution companies asking them to improve supply urgently.  The Power

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  Centre approves Rs 1.9 lakh crore debt reijg of discoms

  India | September 24, 2012 22:01 IST

  New Delhi, Sep 24: Pushing new reforms in the power sector, the Centre today approved restructuring of Rs 1.9 lakh crore debt of State Electricity Boards in a move to turnaround the near-bankrupt power distribution