Industry cries foul over change of Chandigarh discom privatisation rules
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Last Updated: Mar 12, 2021, 05:08 PM IST
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Changes in bid conditions for privatisation of Chandigarh electricity distribution company, including allowing new bidders to submit bids after the last date, have irked the industry which has demanded immediate withdrawal of changed rules.
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Changes in bid conditions for privatisation of Chandigarh electricity distribution company, including allowing new bidders to submit bids after the last date, have irked the industry which has demanded immediate withdrawal of changed rules. The Association of Power Producers (APP), which represents almost all private sector power producers, has shot off a strongly worded letter to the administrator of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. It said bidders have already submitted bids, and amendments to rules at this stage vitiate the sanctity of the entire process and sets a bad precedent for the future.
Average rural power supply duration went up to 18 5 hours per day in 2019-20: RK Singh
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Average rural power supply duration went up to 18 5 hours per day in 2019-20: RK Singh
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Average rural power supply duration increased from 12.5 hours in 2014-15 to 18.5 hours in 2019-20, Power Minister R K Singh has said. The minster was addressing the Power Ministry Parliamentary Consultative Committee in a meeting on Wednesday, a statement said. R.K Singh, Minister of State ( Independent charge), Ministry of Power has informed that the average rural power supply duration has increased from 12.5 hours in 2014-15 to 18.5 hours in 2019-20, it said. Replying to the queries of Members of Parliament, Singh explained that some of the major reform initiatives which the Ministry of Power has recently undertaken include Universal Access to Electricity; Reliable, Quality and Sustainable Supply; Empowering Consumers and Green and Clean Nation.
Rural power supply duration rose to 18 5 hours a day: R K Singh
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