Source: The Hindu Syllabus: GS 3 – Infrastructure: Energy Relevance: India’s power sector and the problems with Discoms need radical solutions to achieve Energy Security. Contents1 Introduction2 About the Electrification problem3 Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission’s order4 Challenges faced by the Power Sector at present5 Significance of the RERC Order to power sector6 Suggestions Introduction Recently,… Continue reading Rural Power sector – Way ahead: Explained, pointwise
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Income support, UDAY driving fiscal slippages: RBI
The Reserve Bank has warned of the rising risks to fiscal consolidation of the states as their finances are burdened with (a)farm loan waivers (b)income support schemes and (c)UDAY bonds for their power distribution companies. These remarks were made during a meeting between the members of the 15th Finance Commission and the RBI members. Further,other… Continue reading Income support, UDAY driving fiscal slippages: RBI
Discom debt to return to pre-UDAY levels
According to the credit ratings agency Crisil,the debt of state-owned electricity distribution companies(discoms) is set to increase to pre-Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana(UDAY) levels of ₹2.6 lakh crore by the end of 2019-20. The Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana(Uday) was launched in 2015.It envisaged state governments taking over 75% of the utilities debts,thus reducing the interest burden… Continue reading Discom debt to return to pre-UDAY levels
