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Clear your power dues, PM Modi reminds states; here is what they owe
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday urged state governments to pay the money they owe…
Distressed discoms, high demand: What is ailing India’s power sector?
In 2022, India saw the worst shortfall in the supply of electricity in over six years. A…
Discoms outstanding dues to power producers rise 4% to Rs 1.32 trn in June
Total outstanding dues owed by electricity distribution companies (discoms) to power…
Adani, L&T among 18 firms to show interest in BSES smart meter tender
The five million smart meter tender issued by Reliance Infrastructure’s BSES Limited has…
Coal India to source 6 MT more imported coal; floats medium-term tender
Coal India will get 6 million tonnes more coal from abroad, issuing medium-term tenders for…
Fuel imports diktat to states, private gencos: Comply or face coal supply cuts, says Govt
Stepping up pressure on power producers to use imported coal, the Union ministry of power on Wednesday said domestic fuel supplies to state government-run utilities and independent power producers (IPPs) will be cut by 30% effective June 7,…
Discoms’ dues to gencos touch Rs 1.19 trillion amidst coal-power crisis
The dues of state-owned power distribution companies (discoms) to power generators (gencos) have touched Rs 1.19 trillion, at a time when the country battles a coal…
Discoms to mandatorily purchase from ICB plants
The Union ministry of power may invoke Section 11 of the Electricity Act, 2003 to make it mandatory for state-run electricity discoms to buy power produced from imported coal. The move follows discoms’ reluctance to buy costlier power from…