Discoms

Power discoms’ financial health still precarious, unrecoverable revenue gap at Rs 3 lakh crore

The state-owned power discoms face mounting stress with unrecoverable revenue gaps at Rs 3 lakh crore and debt surging to…

September 16, 2025 20:06 IST

Indian Energy Exchange, IEX, power, discoms, thermal power plants

Spot power prices down 16% in July: IEX

Spot power prices fell 16% YoY in July despite higher demand, as supply liquidity improved on IEX. Day-ahead market prices…

August 10, 2025 23:31 IST

power, renewable energy, energy, energy transition

Shifting gears in India’s energy transition

With a few more bold policy shifts, especially on enabling supply and demand flexibility, and digital innovation paving the way,…

August 5, 2025 04:00 IST

Uttar Pradesh Embarks on Major Electricity Privatization: Two Discoms to Undergo PPP Model. (Image Source: Reuters)

Benefits of privatising discoms

The Uttar Pradesh government is set to privatize two of its four electricity distribution companies (discoms), Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam…

July 1, 2025 23:32 IST

power distribution companies, discoms, PSUs, states fiscal

Tougher borrowing norms for states to instil discipline

The Centre tightens borrowing norms for states in FY26, linking loan limits to liabilities like unpaid subsidies, unspent central funds,…

June 11, 2025 23:46 IST

Govt explores ways to privatise discoms. (Image Source: Reuters)

Five state-run firms identified for listing: Govt explores ways to privatise discoms

The government has selected five state-owned power companies for stock exchange listing to meet investment needs for capacity expansion.

February 22, 2025 01:15 IST

Deloitte, FDI, RE, Industry, renewable energy, solar, BSES, DISCOMs, BESS

Record RE addition of 30 GW, policy push for storage, hybrid energy

As per Deloitte, FDI in the renewable sector increased by 50% to $3.76 billion in 2023-24. Cumulative disbursements by PFC,…

December 26, 2024 01:00 IST

industry, Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme, discoms, Aggregate Technical & Commercial, electricity. RDSS, power

Discoms to miss target to cut A&T losses again

In FY23, the financial losses of state-owned discoms at an all-India level stood at Rs 62,386 crore against Rs 31,000…

December 24, 2024 00:05 IST

discoms, Operating losses, borrowings, debt, government support, credit profiles, ARR, revenue

Rising power consumption to boost recoveries for ARCs from stressed operational thermal plants

Power consumption is expected to rise 6-7 per cent this fiscal, driven by a surge in demand from the commercial…

September 23, 2024 15:44 IST

discoms, discom des, gencos, power sector, industry

Can discoms spark a turnaround?

Gains have been asymmetric, with excess subsidy receipts and improved billing losses. But they aren’t sufficient. Discoms urgently need regulatory…

July 20, 2024 04:30 IST

Discoms’ dues to gencos down a third since mid-2022: Singh

The minister recalled that, the power sector, long crippled by a vicious cycle of payment defaults, had seen nearly 70,000…

March 7, 2024 03:30 IST

energy demand, thermal PLF, thermal capacity, capacity addition, discoms, GDP growth, electricity demand, power demand, coal, spot power tariffs, renewable energy

Healthy energy demand, rising thermal PLF to necessitate an incremental thermal capacity by 2030, says ICRA

ICRA’s outlook for the thermal power segment is stable, supported by the healthy improvement in the thermal PLF, coupled with…

January 29, 2024 11:28 IST

A square peg in a round hole

The regulation of state-owned discoms can create challenges. Upon getting conflicting directives from the government and the regulator, such entities…

January 20, 2024 04:00 IST

Power ministry, discoms, Energy Storage Systems, Electricity Rules 2005, Union power minister RK Singh, top news, latest news, business news,

Power ministry notifies new rules; Now, large electricity users can access grid directly

As per the amendments, consumers having more than a specified quantum of load and Energy Storage Systems (ESS) will be…

January 16, 2024 00:30 IST

Remedy proves elusive: The RDSS hasn’t yielded any large delta in the rate of reduction of such losses

Before examining whether this euphoria over the AT&C loss of 15% is justified or not, it would be useful to…

January 13, 2024 03:30 IST

Power-packed move: Discoms surely need more of the same medicine, but under stricter monitoring

What makes RDSS different is that, unlike during the previous schemes, a higher amount of payment discipline has been enforced…

January 3, 2024 03:30 IST

discom, Govt plan for discom, discoms in india, discom news, top news, latest news, business news,

Govt plans second phase for discom-financing scheme

The new scheme would follow the expiry of the Rupees 3-trillion Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) launched in FY22 for…

January 1, 2024 05:00 IST

financial sustainability, power sector, Discoms, distribution, distribution licensee, subsidy, loss reduction, power procurement

New framework for improving financial health of power distribution companies

The measures come in the wake of improper and non-transparent accounting as well as non-payment or delayed payment of subsidy…

August 1, 2023 10:43 IST

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