The new transmission company will look after the transmission rights in the upcoming hydel projects in the state and the electricity board employees feel the new company would eventually take away the transmission rights from the Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board (HPSEB).
According to H L Verma, deputy general-secretary of HPSEB employees union, the state government has back stabbed the electricity employees after assuring them that they were in no mood to hush up HPSEB trifurcation in the state.
Verma alleges that HPSEB at present is looking after generation, transmission and distribution of power but with the transmission company floated HPSEB would only be left with generation and distribution powers and that is indication towards state government trying to trifurcate the state electricity board before the extension period gets over.
In compliance to Electricity Act, 2003, Himachal should have completed the trifurcation of HPSEB by May 31 this year.
However, Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal recently took up the matter for delay of HPSEB trifurcation with Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde.
According to officials the state government was successful in getting permission
