Indian state DISCOMs debts lower to pre-UDAY level – CRISIL
CRISIL, a global analytics company has come out with a report which is an analysis on DISCOMs of 15 states (Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh) being some. According to the report the aggregate external debt
Andhra Pradesh Government asks the state discoms to accept full power from the wind developers
Andhra Pradesh Government has asked the state DISCOMs to take all the power the wind developers produce and further pay for it, irrespective of the Capacity Utilization Factor (CUF) of the developer’s project. In one of the state’s order regarding
Union government proposes to build a National Discom consulting the state discoms
In recent news, the Union Government has planned to set up a national power distribution company that will have a grip on the state discoms in electricity distribution activities and ensure timely implementation of central schemes. The proposed company is said
UDAY SCHEME BRINGS BENEFITS TO DISCOMS
The Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojna (UDAY) scheme was launched in November 2015 by the Ministry of Power (MoP) and the Government of India (GoI). Since then, there has been significant improvement in the debts of the DISCOMs. The participating states have
KARNATAKA'S DISCOMS CANCEL PPAS AFTER UP AND AP
After the UPERC cancelled PPAs with Bajaj Power owned units (as reported by TOI), BESCOM (Karnataka based DISCOM) cancelled its PPA signed before 31st March of a 75.6 MW wind power plant. The state's energy department had already issued a
SOLAR TARIFF PRICES HIT A NEW LOW:
The solar tariff prices have hit a new low of Rs 3.15 per unit in an auction on Wednesday . The previous low in tariff was Rs 3.30 per unit in an auction which took place in the month of
Review of UDAY Scheme on completion of one year
The UDAY scheme was launched an year ago, and was then touted as signature Discom reform scheme of the central government. In this article, we have analyzed the impact of UDAY scheme, responsiveness of the states, extent to which the
Cross-subsidy surcharge continues to rise
A recent article in Business Standard highlighted the disproportionate rise of cross-subsidy surcharge (CSS) in many states. We have been tracking this issue as well and had highlighted the problem in our blog & NL Volume 62. In the past, CSS
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission determines Additional Surcharge for Open Access Consumers 2016-17
Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission (GERC) in its order dated 1st October 2016 has computed the additional surcharge payable by the Open Access Consumers for the control period of 1st October 2016 to 31st March 2017. The order has come as per the GERC
Ministry of Power sets green energy targets for State Discoms
The Ministry of Power has issued guidelines, for long term growth trajectory for RPO of Non solar as well as for Solar. Though the guidelines have been issued, the final targets will be set by each individual state's electricity regulatory