Pakistan: Electricity bills to rise as govt set to privatise power distribution companiesPakistan finalises plan to privatise profit-making power companies, potentially raising electricity prices. Shehbaz-led coalition governmen...
28 Apr, 2024, 08.47 AM IST
Employees of three state-owned power companies in Maharashtra to go on 72-hour strike from January 4The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd (Mahavitaran), Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Co Ltd (Mahapareshan) and ...
04 Jan, 2023, 01.25 PM IST
Scrap move to privatise electricity distribution in Chandigarh: AIPEF"The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) on Sunday urged the government to withdraw Cabinet decision on privatisation of electrici...
09 Jan, 2022, 05.33 PM IST
CESC's subsidiary emerges highest bidder for Chandigarh biz at Rs 871 croreThe company pipped six firms including Torrent Power that quoted Rs 606 crore, NTPC’s bid of Rs 563 crore and ReNew Power that quoted Rs 55...
04 Aug, 2021, 10.02 PM IST
Put on hold privatisation of electricity distribution: AIPEF"Government must put on hold the privatisation of electricity distribution and stop entrusting the electricity departments of union territo...
15 Apr, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
Power engineers, employees stage nationwide protest against privatisationIn the case of Chandigarh privatisation proposal, there is 100 per cent sale of the electricity department, then where will be the competit...
03 Feb, 2021, 04.47 PM IST
Power engineers to protest on February 3 against privatisation of discomsShailendra Dubey, the Chairman of AIPEF, in a letter to the Prime Minister, stated that power engineers and engineers are grieved over the ...
18 Jan, 2021, 03.36 PM IST
Government to move Supreme Court against HC stay on Chandigarh discom privatisationA senior government official said the Centre will build its case citing the private power distribution companies of Delhi and Mumbai, as it...
29 Dec, 2020, 07.10 AM IST
Punjab and Haryana High Court stays Chandigarh electricity distribution company privatisation bidChandigarh was the first Union Territory to issue tender inviting bids to sell off its power distribution company. The Central government h...
02 Dec, 2020, 03.07 PM IST
Uttar Pradesh government withdraws privatisation plan for electricity distribution companiesAs per the agreement signed after the meeting held by state power minister Shrikant Sharma and its finance minister Suresh Khanna, Uttar Pr...
06 Oct, 2020, 08.30 PM IST
NTPC, REC to bid for discoms in Union Territories, according to sourcesThe Union power ministry has suggested to the two companies that they should participate in the upcoming bidding for privatisation of distr...
03 Sep, 2020, 10.40 AM IST
Power sector engineers to observe 'protest day' on August 18 to oppose Electricity Amendment Bill, 2020Earlier this year, the Ministry of Power had circulated the draft Electricity Amendment Bill, 2020 for feedback. Besides, the government ha...
07 Aug, 2020, 01.30 PM IST
Lakhs of power sector workers protest against Electricity Amendment Bill 2020: AIPEF"Lakhs of electricity employees and engineers across the country today joined hands to observe a protest demonstration maintaining social d...
01 Jun, 2020, 02.15 PM IST
PM meet: Stake sale, privatisation of electricity distribution referred to concerned ministriesModi on June 22 interacted with select economists and experts on 'Economic Policy: The Road Ahead' with a view to brainstorming for ideas t...
03 Jul, 2019, 04.10 PM IST
Tata Power, India Power Corp bid for Odisha discomTata Power declined to comment on the issue, while there was no response to a query sent by ET to India Power Corp till press-time.
20 Sep, 2018, 06.59 AM IST
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal warns discoms over power outagesKejriwal said there is need to make discoms "accountable for outages" and then, Delhiites will be benefited from the privatisation of power...
31 May, 2016, 06.26 PM IST
- Another Left shock to power privatisation
In a move aimed at appeasing the Left, the Union power ministry is considering dropping the requirement that states purchasing electricity ...
08 Jun, 2007, 02.49 AM IST