Electricity Sector
IoT meter adoption needs to pick up pace
All discoms to come under Energy Conservation Act: Power ministry
Electricity crisis looms over Punjab as Railways blocks coal supply
Best of BS Opinion: Coupling of power exchanges, regulatory overkill & more
The case for coupling of power exchanges

Over 90% families have electricity meters, billed regularly: CEEW study
Just 2 papers for power connection: Govt drafts easier, user-friendly rules
New power play
Power tribunal allows passing pollution control costs on to tariffs
Electricity demand improves to 98% of pre-Covid-19 level in August: ICRA

Power consumption almost at normal, slump narrows to just 0.85% in AuG
Peak power demand declines further by 5.65% in first fortnight of August
Electricity output recovers in first half of July as economy opens up
PGCIL panel approves Rs 239.89 crore investment in transmission project
Five years on, govt's UDAY scheme fails to power bleeding discoms
Power demand falls to 2.6% in July; experts hope normal levels by August
Oppn-ruled states oppose Electricity Bill changes, fear increase in rates
India's electricity output signals recovery in June, shows govt data
Power producers need a new paradigm amid low, unpredictable demand
Plant load of thermal stations dips to record low of 45% in Apr-May