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Best of BS Opinion: India's data deficiency, question of compliance & more

Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Wednesday

Does India need more coal power?

Can we really give up on fresh coal-based plants? And still meet the goal of 24x7 electricity for all? A number of connected issues have to be examined before coming to a conclusion

Electricity costs to fall sharply thanks to RE boom, predicts Gautam Adani

Thanks to renewable power boom, the marginal cost of electricity will continue to drop sharply and India will emerge as the least expensive producer of renewable energy, he said

Villages along LoC connected with national electricity grid after 70 yrs

Villagers in these areas have also enthusiastically participated in elections with the turnout always being over 60 per cent, Garg, who took over as DC in February 2019, said

The Sebi-CERC turf war over control of trading in energy as a commodity

The stakes are indeed steep because international traders in this market are often massive entities who could swamp a regulator with little experience

Electricity tariffs in Delhi to remain unchanged for another year

For the domestic category, the energy charges or the per unit electricity charge is in the range of Rs 3-Rs 8 per unit for consumption slabs of 0-200 units to up till 1200 units

After 73 years of wait for power, 3 J&K villages along LOC on national grid

For three hours of electricity, the Keran area, with a population of 14,000 in four panchayats, was till recently dependent on three old diesel generator sets

IEX expects online price of electricity to weaken as fallout of coronavirus

While demand from industry and commerce has reduced owing to the lockdown, it has heightened in many other areas like domestic demand through work from home models

Post coronavirus lockdown, industrial demand for power plummets by 30%

An overall generation down by 3.6 per cent YoY in March 2020, creating financial problem for producers

India needs $2.64-trn investment to meet UN's Sustainable Development Goals

At $701.5 billion, the greatest private sector opportunity in the country is investment in achieving and maintaining universal access to electricity, which is the seventh SDG.

Electrical equipment makers stare at Rs 800-cr dues from states, Centre

This segment wants to disassociate itself from the power sector

Treading on thin ice

Why do we boast when our achievements are limited? Why do we opt for the hyperbolic when the comparative would be more appropriate?