Tariff increases offer a ray of hope for Discom’s
Two recent articles highlight the changes taking place in Discom’s. The article in Business Standard mentioned that last year, some Disocm’s were able to raise tariffs to an extent that was not seen in the past. Tariff increase for FY11 States Tariff increase
Power trading prices shoot up 20-25%
In this scorching heat as the power demand across the country keeps on increasing the power trading prices have also gone up . In an article of the Business Standard the cause of rising trading prices was highlighted. Short-term power
Power Distribution Utilities to be rated by Ministry of Power
In an interesting article of The Hindu Business Line, a new rating methodology developed by the ministry of power was highlighted. In this methodology all utilities will be rated on the basis of their performance and their ability to sustain
Delhi's solar policy scrapped
Delhi Government's solar mission seems to be in darkness. The roof-top solar policy under which consumers would set up solar panels on their roof-tops and feed extra power generated into the main grid got scrapped.They felt the scheme could be
Open Access Faces Hurdles from Discoms in Rajasthan
Recently, all the Discom's in Rajasthan simultaneously came out with circulars with changes to the open access mechanism. The pretext of making these changes was the recent letter from the Law Ministry on Open Access. As an example, the key
Will Open Access system remain open ?
Open access system allows generating companies to sell power directly to distribution companies and bulk consumers of 1MW and above is going to be implemented soon. The ministry of power has instructed states to implement the open-access system of Electricity