 | Discoms' aggregate technical, commercial losses down to 17 per cent in FY22The ministry had revised the prudential norms of PFC (Power Finance Corporation) and REC Ltd, to provide that loss-making discoms will not be able to avail financing from the two companies. |
 | Privatisation isn't only solution to power distribution woes: NTPC chiefThe union government has been taking initiatives to privatise the discoms. Some states including Gujarat, Odisha, and West Bengal have privatised the power distribution. |
 | Puducherry: L-G, CM meet Central Advisor on power privatisationThe Puducherry government assured employees that it would seek clarification from the Advisory Officer appointed by the Centre for the privatisation framework. |
 | Puducherry: Power staff call off 6-day old strike following talks with Chief MinisterPower staff went on the strike against the plan to open up power distribution. The whole Puducherry region was plunged into darkness. |
 | Puducherry government floats tenders for privatisation of power distributionThis comes after months of the regime attempting to convince employees to accept the privatisation move. |
 | Fearing loss of benefits, farmers of Andhra oppose move to fix power meters to pump setsThe farmers suspect that the move to fix meters is part of a government ploy to deny them free power and other benefits. |
 | Andhra Pradesh: 12 government departments yet to clear power dues worth Rs 300 croreAfter the intervention of the district collector, the discom later restored the power supply to all mandal level offices after securing undertakings from the concerned officers. |
 | Human fatalities due to electrocution rose to 33 from 9 in Odisha within two yearsAs per the overall standard of performance report submitted to OERC, there is a sharp increase in human fatality due to electrocution in the area of distribution by TPCODL. |
 | Discom to set up 18 sub-stations; 3,000 transformers in Andhra Pradesh's Prakasam districtA senior engineer said that many areas in Ongole circle have been suffering from power issues. |
 | TANGEDCO may save Rs 500 crore per month under new scheme to reduce interest burdenThe total outstanding loan principal and late payment surcharge (LPSC) will be frozen on the date of notification of the scheme and no surcharge will be levied after that. |
| Consumer Forum orders Telangana State Southern Power Distribution to pay Rs 1.7 lakhsThe Forum also directed that the Consumer's service category be changed from LT-Cat-VIII to LT-Cat-II immediately and that any bills raised under LT-Cat-VII against the connection be revised. |
| Power restrictions on Andhra Pradesh industries eased further with decline in demandThe APERC had permitted the discoms to go for load shedding for domestic consumers in rural and urban areas and also directed them to take a slew of other measures to minimise the load relief. |
| Telangana HC overturns order on TSSPDCL's junior linemen recruitmentThe petition pointed out that in a previous round of litigation brought in response to the same notification, two division benches reached two independent judgments. |
 | Power generation hit in NTPC's Simhadri plant near VisakhapatnamHe said that on top priority power was restored to Simhachalam where Chandanotsavam was being held within half an hour. |
 | Consumers urged to reduce power usageFurther, the SE advised all consumers to use star-rated home appliances to reduce power consumption. |
 | REC partners EPIC India to improve performance of discomsState-owned non-banking finance firm REC has partnered with Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (India) to improve the performance of power distribution utilities. |
