State Electricity Boards

Revised Karnataka power tariff from June bills; forced hikes: Bescom MD

The revision was supposed to be implemented in March/April, but due to the code of conduct announced for the elections on March 29, the issuance of the tariff order was put on hold by the KERC

Delhi discoms petition DERC, cite revenue gap to seek tariff hike

Discoms in Delhi have sought a cost-reflective tariff for the current financial year through aggregate revenue requirement and true-up petitions to power regulator DERC, sources in the distribution companies said. Electricity rates in Delhi have not been hiked since 2014. In their true-up (reconciliation of actual and estimated accounts) petitions, the discoms have shown a revenue gap of Rs 2,906 crore. The aggregate revenue requirement (ARR) petitions project a standalone revenue gap of Rs 7,817 crore. The petitions were uploaded on the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) website. No official response was available from the BSES, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited (BRPL) and BSES Yamuna Power Limited (BYPL) or Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) over the issue. The distribution companies submitted their petitions for truing-up of their accounts till 2021-22 and the ARR and tariff for 2023-24. As mandated, the discoms submitted their ARRs -- practically their annual

Tamil Nadu power utility plans importing 22 MT coal to meet requirements

The Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Company will be importing 22 lakh metric tonnes of coal during the current financial year. Of this 7.2 lakh MT of coal will be imported in February 2023

Govt may drop proposal on discom delicensing after some states protest

The amendment pertains to delicensing of power distribution that would have paved the way for any company to supply electricity in an area, after necessary regulatory approval

Elections for 3 municipal corporations in Delhi to be held in April: SEC

Due to the pandemic, the limit of voters per polling station has been fixed as 1250

Navjot Sidhu allegedly owes Rs 8.67L in pending bill to state power utility

Reports of Navjot Singh Sidhu allegedly owing over Rs 8.67 lakh in pending bills for eight months to the state power utility have come to light

Covid-19: Delhi extends subsidy on electricity, to pay for discoms' dues

The Delhi government also said it has approved "extension of existing electricity subsidy to domestic and agriculture, special subsidy to 1984 Sikh riots victims

States sell Rs 100,000 cr of electricity bonds in first 3 weeks: Goyal

Minister says govt will slash coal imports further this year and hope to save Rs 40,000 cr