Power tariff hikes may help inflation in medium-term: Rajan
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan Tuesday said even though an increase in power prices to improve the health of discoms would hurt us in the short-term, it is a sound move for inflation management in medium-term.
Sep 29, 2015, 23:24 PM IST
RBI working with govt to revive distressed power utilities
Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan on Tuesday said the bank is working with the Centre and the state governments to revive distressed power distribution companies.
Sep 29, 2015, 20:22 PM IST
AAP takes credit for static Delhi power tariff
Delhi's ruling Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday claimed credit after the power regulator announced that electricity tariff for domestic consumers in the capital won't be raised.
Sep 25, 2015, 15:29 PM IST
States will have to finance loss-making discoms: FM Jaitley
Making it clear that states will have to finance their loss-making electricity boards, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said a plan has been worked out by the Power Ministry and it would now discuss the same with the respective state governments and their discoms.
Sep 21, 2015, 11:02 AM IST
Goyal vows to make discom stress a 'thing of past'
The Centre is working in collaboration with states to find out a permanent solution to make stress of discoms a "thing of the past", Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said here Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 13:35 PM IST
PM Modi to meet power producers today to review their performance
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet power producers like NTPC and NHPC on Tuesday.
Sep 15, 2015, 05:04 AM IST
PM Modi meets officials of power utilities to tackle mounting debt
The combined debt of power distribution companies (discoms) stands at over Rs 3 lakh crore. Faced with acute financial stress, many of these are unable to buy power.
Sep 14, 2015, 15:31 PM IST
Stressed discoms to turn around in 3 years: Goyal
Power Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said the government is in active dialogue with the discoms on turnaround plans and there will be a noticeable changes in the situation of stressed utilities in the next three years.
Aug 14, 2015, 21:44 PM IST
Power tariff in Delhi likely to rise by 20%
The power tariff in the national capital may see a steep rise of up to 20 percent if Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) accepts a demand of the three private power distribution companies which have strongly sought the hike citing severe fund crunch.
Apr 12, 2015, 14:52 PM IST
Tata Power discom suggests ways to reduce tariff in Delhi
Delhi's major power discom Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL) has suggested a number of steps that it claims will reduce power tariff substantially in the national capital.
Apr 03, 2015, 22:42 PM IST
SC does not pass order on supply of power to Delhi
The Supreme Court on Monday did not pass any order on a plea of private discoms BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd and BSES Yamuna Power Ltd that there should not be any disruption in supply to them by the power generating PSU firms till their pleas on payment of arrears are decided.
Nov 24, 2014, 22:51 PM IST
Discoms to challenge APTEL order on Adani Power, Tata Power
Electricity distribution companies of states like Gujarat and Maharashtra are likely to appeal against sector tribunal's order allowing power producers to recover increased imported fuel cost from March 2013.
Jul 27, 2014, 18:50 PM IST
Power sector faces multiple challenges: Icra
The power sector faces multiple challenges including high subsidy for state utilities and uncertainty over tariff compensation to power producers, Icra said today.
Jul 23, 2014, 00:18 AM IST
AAP govt violated laws to conduct CAG audit of discoms: Tata Power to HC
Aam Aadmi Party had pre-decided to have CAG audit of private discoms and its government later violated statutory and constitutional provisions to fulfill the poll promise, Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd (TPDDL) Tuesday told the Delhi High Court.
Jul 22, 2014, 19:35 PM IST
'Asset quality risks from power sector weaknesses to continue'
India's power sector will continue to be a source of asset quality risk for banks if the poor financial profiles of state electricity board distribution companies (discoms) do not improve through further structural reforms, Moody's Investors Service said.
Jun 18, 2014, 19:01 PM IST
