By Dheeraj Agarwal, HoD, AMR & Meter Testing Lab, and Manish Jain, Head, Enforcement, TP Western Odisha Distribution Limited Energy meters are revenue registers for utilities. Energy meters have evolved significantly, especially in the past […]
It is a well-known fact that despite all the advancements, a large percentage of the population of the world is still unserved when it comes to power supply. According to data published by the World Bank, 1.3 billion people around the world lack access to power. More than 600 million of them are in sub-Saharan Africa and more than 300 million are in India alone. One out of every five people around the world without adequate access to power lives in India. […]
Power distribution operations in Delhi were privatised in July 2002. The Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) was taken over by three 51:49 joint ventures (JVs) with the Delhi government-Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (then North Delhi Power Limited or NDPL), which services an area of 510 square km that is one-third of Delhi, BSES Rajdhani Power Limited and BSES Yamuna Power Limited of the ADAG Reliance Group, which cover the remaining area. […]
The distribution segment continues to be the weakest link in the power sector. The poor financial and operational performance of the discoms characterised by high aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, mounting discom debt and […]
Over the past few years, the central government has launched a number of schemes for improving the health and infrastructure of the power sector. Primary among them was the Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), launched […]
The adoption of smart meters is an essential requirement for modernising the power distribution infrastructure. Smart meters are useful for aggregate technical and commercial loss reduction, renewable energy integration, demand forecasting, load management and energy […]
The power distribution segment has shown considerable growth over the past few years. Even though the majority of discoms continue to make losses, the aggregate book losses have declined by around Rs 175 billion over […]
Over the past couple of years, several government schemes have been introduced in the power distribution segment to provide 24×7 quality and reliable power supply to all. The latest among these is the Pradhan Mantri […]
Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSSPDCL) is one of the country’s newest and best performing discoms. It has a number of noteworthy achievements to its credit including zero load shedding and procurement of […]
India’s smart metering landscape is set to see a significant change, with plans to install almost 300 million smart meters in the next five to six years. At a recent Power Line conference, Dr Arun […]
Even as New York and London were lighting up in the late nineteenth century, the first display of electric light in India was conducted in Calcutta on July 24, 1879, by P.W. Fleury & Company. Approximately […]
Power distribution in Telangana is undertaken solely by the state-owned utilities Telangana Southern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSSPDCL) and Northern Power Distribution Company of Telangana Limited (TSNPDCL). Telangana’s discoms have been making efforts […]
The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY), the central government’s flagship programme aimed at achieving the financial turnaround of power distribution utilities, is making steady progress. Since its launch in November 2015, 26 states and the […]
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