Uday Scheme

BS Number wise: Indian power distribution companies' Ides of March

This March, discoms cleared Rs 34,150 crore worth of debt owed to power-generating companies

Loose connection

The latest power distribution scheme reflects old structural flaws

Power play

The sector needs urgent pricing reforms

Centre, states to share cost of Rs 3-trillion discom reform scheme

Umbrella scheme to include grants for schemes of IPDS, DDUGJY, and have loss-reduction targets

Power discoms to get five more years to turnaround under new scheme

The earlier discom reform scheme UDAY concluded in FY20 with most of the states failing to meet their stipulated targets

Cabinet expands lending limits for power discoms to help them clear dues

Discoms can borrow only up to 25% of last year's working capital, under UDAY; This has now been relaxed for a one-time lending and would help discoms that have exhausted borrowing limits

UP asks for Rs 20,940 cr loan to help discoms, more states in queue

Loan requirements under Atmanirbhar scheme to help state-owned discoms crosses Rs 98,000 cr

Power crisis

Discoms can pose risk for state government finances

Five years on, govt's UDAY scheme fails to power bleeding discoms

Shreya Jai compares five-year data that reveals deterioration in the health of discoms

Chinese imports, UDAY scheme on agenda of power ministers' meet on July 3

"We have reports that malware and Trojan horse can be installed which can be activated remotely to bring down the power sector and the economy," R K Singh said

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Centre looks to EPFO, LIC, PSBs to raise funds through power bonds

PFC, REC will first issue bonds based on initial demand from states

Power for growth

Draft Bill aims to address the fault lines in the sector

Letter to BS: States should resist temptation to hand out free electricity

The much-touted UDAY scheme has only managed to shift the burden to the state governments instead of reducing power theft and achieving efficiency in operations

Budget 2020: Powermen red flag any 'privatisation' attempt by govt

To be named as Atal Distribution System Improvement Yojana (ADITYA), the scheme is likely to be introduced in Union Budget, since the previous Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojna (UDAY) is expiring in March

New scheme for power distribution firms likely in Budget, says R K Singh

The minister said benefits under the new scheme would be disbursed if discoms stick to their trajectory for loss reduction

To revive discoms, improved UDAY may be announced in Budget: Power Min

Targeting to cut discom losses to below 15 per cent, he said power would be sold on strong financial mechanism and the states would decide on their own subsidies

Flickers of interest: Why private firms are hesitant to enter discom space

Several markets and business models are emerging and will co-exist in India.

Depoliticise power

Power sector's structural problems are revealed again

Smart metering faces hurdles as not all discoms see financial benefit in it

The plan is also up against supply issues with vendors reluctant to deliver to certain states due to payment concerns