discoms
Financial turnaround of discoms: After years of losses, profit recorded in FY25
- Jan 19, 2026
The country's power distribution utilities (discoms) and power departments have collectively recorded a positive profit after tax of Rs.2,701 crore in year FY25, a government release said. The release pointed out that discoms (including power departments) as a whole Read more
Average tariff hike of 4.5 per cent needed to eliminate ACS-ARR gap, notes ICRA
- Sep 17, 2025
Rating agency ICRA in a release said that an average tariff hike of 4.5 per cent, in conjunction with reduction in AT&C losses to below 15 per cent, would be needed to eliminate the gap between ACS and Read more
Adani Power signs supplemental PPA with Haryana discoms, cuts contracted capacity
- Mar 2, 2023
Adani Power has signed supplemental power purchase agreements (SPPAs) with Haryana discoms, envisaging a net reduction in contracted capacity. In a stock exchange filing, Adani Power said that it has signed SPPAs with Dakshin Haryana Bijli Read more
IEX sees 4 per cent growth in December 2022 electricity volume
- Jan 3, 2023
The total electricity volume traded on Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) during December 2022 was 4 per cent higher than in December 2021, a release from IEX said. IEX achieved 8,452 MU of total volume in December 2022 that included Read more
AEEE releases new report for discoms on demand response potential
- Jun 3, 2022
Alliance for an Energy-Efficient Economy (AEEE), in collaboration with AutoGrid, has released a report titled “Roadmap for Demand Flexibility in India”. The report highlights the wide range of possibilities that Demand Response (DR) offers that can effectively help electricity Read more
Torrent Power set to acquire 51 per cent stake in DNH&DD discom
- Mar 16, 2022
Torrent Power has entered into formal agreements to acquire 51 per cent equity stake in the special purpose vehicle “Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Power Distribution Corporation Ltd”. With this, Torrent Power is set to Read more
Stringent norms for state discoms in the offing
- Dec 15, 2021
The Union power ministry is planning to introduce stringent norms for discoms, with a view to check their mounting outstanding dues, according to a reliable media report. The media report quoting Union power ministry R.K. Singh said that the Read more
Discoms dues see year-on-year decline in November 2021
- Dec 7, 2021
Dues payable by state power distribution companies (discoms) witnessed a year-on-year fall in November 2021, according to statistics released in the government portal PRAAPTI. According to statistics, the total amount due by discoms was Rs.1,13,031 crore Read more
Rajasthan discoms plan virtual feeder segregation
- Oct 21, 2021
State government-owned power distribution companies in Rajasthan have planned to introduce virtual segregation of 11kV feeders. Rajasthan discoms – Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JVVNL), Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (AVVNL) and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Ltd (JdVVNL) – Read more
RMC Switchgears develops IoT device to help discoms cut AT&C losses
- Oct 21, 2021
Jaipur-headquartered RMC Switchgears, in a stock exchange filing, said that it has developed an IoT device that can help power distribution utilities in reducing power theft. RMC Switchgears elaborated that its newly-developed IoT device can help in monitoring the Read more