Discoms
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Delhi Government orders first-ever CAG audit of power companies; what necessitated the move?
Delhi | Jul 02, 2026, 11:30 AM ISTThe issue has been in public discourse for years. Former Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had advocated a CAG audit of the power companies during his tenure, but such an audit was never carried out.
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Power discoms in Delhi to install 50 lakh smart meters in phased manner
Delhi | Jun 19, 2023, 07:40 PM ISTThis 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, 07:14 PM ISTUnion 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 | Apr 06, 2020, 06:45 PM ISTWith 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 | Jan 27, 2019, 06:35 PM ISTThere 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 | Apr 17, 2018, 04:25 PM ISTIn 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 | Oct 06, 2015, 11:36 PM ISTNew 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
Aug 23, 2015, 08:17 PM ISTKolkata: 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 | Aug 18, 2015, 10:27 PM ISTNew 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 | Jun 02, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTNew 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 | Sep 10, 2014, 08:18 PM ISTHyderabad: 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 | Jun 01, 2014, 09:34 AM ISTNew 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
Apr 24, 2014, 11:50 PM ISTNew 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 | Mar 19, 2014, 10:55 PM ISTNew 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 | Feb 04, 2014, 11:13 AM ISTNew 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 | Feb 01, 2014, 02:34 PM ISTNew 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 | Jan 24, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTNew 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, 08:22 PM ISTNew 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 | Sep 24, 2012, 10:01 PM ISTNew 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