Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced on Saturday that power departments and utilities in all the centrally-administered territories would be privatised
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.
There are three power distribution companies -- BYPL and BRPL of BSES and Tata Power Delhi Dsitribution (TPDDL) -- that supply electricity to the national capital.
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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