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Power Ministry Issues New Rules to Strengthen DISCOMs’ Financial Disclosure

The Ministry of Power has issued the Electricity Distribution (Accounts and Additional Disclosure) Rules, 2024, to enhance transparency in financial disclosures and...

October 28, 2024

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Arjun Joshi

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Market & Policy
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Daily News Wrap-Up: NTPC’s 4.1 MW Rooftop Solar Projects

NTPC has invited bids for the engineering, procurement, and construction of grid-connected rooftop solar power projects with a cumulative capacity of 4,106 kW at five...

January 4, 2024

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Mercom Staff

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Daily Wrap-up
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DISCOMs’ AT&C Losses Drop to 15.41% in FY23

The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses of distribution companies (DISCOM) decreased to 15.41% in the financial year (FY) 2022-23 from 17% in FY 2021-22,...

January 3, 2024

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Satish Shetty

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AT&C

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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Strict Financing Rules & Penalties for Non-Payment Help Improve DISCOMs’ Performance

Stricter regulations around financing, severe penalties for non-payment of dues, mandatory energy accounting, and auditing are the driving factors behind the...

May 11, 2023

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Satish Shetty

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AT&C

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Grid

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Market & Policy
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DISCOMs AT&C Losses Decline to 17% in FY22 Due to Tough Reforms

The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses of distribution companies (DISCOMs) declined significantly to ~17% in the financial year (FY) 2021-22 from 22....

December 6, 2022

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Satish Shetty

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AT&C

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Grid Optimization

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Market & Policy
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50,000 Smart Meters Installed in New Delhi Municipal Council Area

New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) area has become the first municipal council in India to implement 100 percent smart metering solution in its area. This feat was...

January 15, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Government Plans to Make All Electricity Meters in India Smart Prepaid in Three Years

Starting from April, 2019, the government has planned to replace all existing electricity meters in the country with smart prepaid meters. The process of switching over...

December 31, 2019

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Nitin Kabeer

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Energy Efficiency

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Other
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World Bank Offers $310 Million Loan to Reform Jharkhand’s Power Transmission System

Helping another Indian state in turning around the face of its energy infrastructure, the World Bank has now come forward with a $310 million loan assistance for...

November 20, 2018

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Ankita Rajeshwari

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Grid Optimization
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Some DISCOMs Make Progress Under UDAY Program

The Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) program is helping some state-run distribution companies (DISCOMs) stuck in a debt-rut come out of the vicious spiral. Various...

July 5, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Ministry of Power Addresses Pass Through, Open Access in Amendments to Tariff Policy

The Ministry of Power has issued draft amendments to Tariff Policy 2016. The amendments have been proposed keeping in view the changes and dynamic nature of the power...

June 1, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Market & Policy
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BERC Sets ₹4.16/kWh as Average Power Purchase Cost for Bihar DISCOMs

The Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission (BERC) has fixed ₹4.16 (~$0.064)/kWh as the average power purchase cost (APPC) for the state’s distribution companies...

March 23, 2018

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Saumy Prateek

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Market & Policy
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Mercom Exclusive: India Power Utilities Performance Ratings – Some Improve, Some Don’t

According to the latest “Integrated Rating for State Power Distribution Utilities” report by the Ministry of Power, the four Gujarat state power distribution utilities...

May 22, 2017

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Raj Prabhu

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Utilities
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Power DISCOM Ratings – Gujarat Top, Tripura Last

According to the “Integrated Rating for State Power Distribution Utilities” conducted by the Ministry of Power, the four Gujarat state power distribution utilities...

May 8, 2017

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Priya Sanjay

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T&D
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Mercom Exclusive: One Year After Launch, UDAY Yet to Make a Big Impact

Dismal DISCOM (distribution company) credit profiles due to high debt, heavy losses and poor operational efficiencies affects every aspect of the Indian power sector and...

February 28, 2017

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Wendy Prabhu

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Mercom Research Focus

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Other
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Tamil Nadu Becomes 21st Indian State to Join UDAY

Tamil Nadu has become the 21st state in India to join the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY), a government program designed to facilitate financial turnaround of...

January 10, 2017

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Saumy Prateek

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Grid

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Utilities

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