Power engineers' body calls for nationwide strike on June 26 against privatisationThe All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has called for a nationwide strike on June 26 to oppose the privatisation of electricity u...
23 Feb, 2025, 05.54 PM IST
India's most populous state looks to privatise two power distribution firmsUttar Pradesh aims to privatise two of its power distribution companies to address power losses and outdated infrastructure. The state invi...
13 Jan, 2025, 04.06 PM IST
AIPEF leads power sector employees' protests against 'govt policies to privatise power assets'AIPEF, along with NCCOEEE, held massive demonstrations at headquarters of all power utilities and projects against privatisation policies o...
16 Feb, 2024, 03.37 PM IST
It's ploy to privatise power utilities, says BJP in counter-offensive on Cong's free electricity promise to votersFree power will impose a huge burden on the state-run companies which will collapse under the weight of free power, Energy Minister Sunil K...
13 Jan, 2023, 06.31 PM IST
Power sector workers to hold nationwide protest on Tuesday"On the call of National Coordination Committee of Electricity Employees & Engineers (NCCOEEE) Power Employees & Engineers across the count...
31 Jan, 2022, 10.58 AM 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
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
India sees privatization as answer to flailing state power firmsThe government plans to encourage inefficient power utilities, called discoms, to seek privatisation.
26 Feb, 2020, 06.19 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
- Reliance Infrastructure's BRPL to assist Nigeria's Rockson Engineering in bidding for discoms
Reliance Infrastructure's Delhi power distribution arm BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd (BRPL) will provide technical assistance to Nigeria's Rockso...
10 May, 2012, 04.39 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
- Power Ministry opposes privatisation of PFC
The Power Ministry has opposed any move to privatise Power Finance Corporation (PFC), pending reforms in the power sector.
16 Feb, 2003, 10.49 AM IST
- Panel moots insulating reforms from politics
NEW DELHI: Efficency in the power distribution sector can be restored only by insulating it from political compulsions, a high-powered comm...
30 Mar, 2002, 02.22 PM IST