Comments and Objections of Civil Society Groups & Members on the Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020

To Shri R K Singh Minister of State – IC (Power and New & Renewable Energy) Shram Shakti Bhawan, Government of India New Delhi-110001 ...

National Consultation on The Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 DATE: 29th April 2020

As India struggles through battling a pandemic and subsequent shut down, the government seems to be in no mood on pausing in stifling controversial issues that majorly impact the economy of the country. After...

Joint Statement denouncing the controversial Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020

Press Release| Bangalore| Dated: 13th May 2020 As the nation and the world struggles with the unplanned lockdown imposed to fight COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Cabinet Ministers have been promoting a...

Experts demand withdrawal of the Electricity Amendment Bill 2020

Read more May 7, 2020 at 3:24 pm Sana Huque

Why experts want govt to withdraw draft Electricity Bill

Experts question urgency of introducing a draft bill at a time when states struggle with COVID-19 The Union government’s draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020 — that emerged on April 17, 2020, amid a nationwide...

Read more May 1, 2020 at 2:24 pm Kundan Pandey

Electricity Amendment Bill Pushes for Privatisation Model, Limits Powers of Local Admin, State Govts

Experts question the government’s stance of preparing and notifying ‘National Energy Renewable Policy’ through the bill in spite of controversy over classification of hydro power as renewable energy. On Wednesday, April 29, a national...

Read more April 30, 2020 at 9:17 pm Prudhviraj Rupawat

A Bill that is Badly Timed, Mal-Directed and Devoid of Basics

Any Act or bill to get an act on electricity (or the larger issues of primary energy), has to first comprehend the basic functions electricity has in human society. Presumably, some form of electricity might...

Read more April 30, 2020 at 7:13 pm Soumya Dutta

It’s not just an energy issue; it’s also a justice issue

15 years back power sector witnessed a huge expansion. Between 2005 and 2011, thermal projects with 700 GW were given either TOR or EC by the government in around 570 projects, with estimated investments...

Read more January 23, 2020 at 6:08 pm Joe Athialy

Renewable Energy Projects Accounted for 80% of all Energy Financing in 2018

A new report has revealed that renewable energy projects took up a vast majority, nearly 80 percent, of the total energy financing in 2018 A new report has revealed that renewable energy projects took...

Read more August 19, 2019 at 12:28 pm Saur Energy International

Regulators, Experts, Activists Discusses Energy Finance in India Over Two Days

August 18, 2019, Chennai: The recently concluded two-day conference on Energy Finance in India at IIT Madras witnessed enthusiastic participation from various regulators, experts, industry leaders, bankers, activists and discussion on issues related to...

Read more August 18, 2019 at 12:24 pm Ankit Agrawal

Coal Power Unsustainable, Sharp Decline in Lending by Financial Institutions, Says CFA Report

The Centre for Financial Accountability has found that only five coal power projects with a total capacity of 3800 MW received financing of ₹6,081 crore in 2018. New Delhi: Amid economic slowdown, a latest...

Read more August 18, 2019 at 12:18 pm News18

Conference Dwells into Investments in Energy Sector

For Immediate Release Conference Dwells into investments in Energy Sector Chennai August 17, 2019: Underling the importance of a closed monitoring of investments in the energy sector, raising concerns about the growing non-performing assets in...

Read more August 17, 2019 at 11:21 am CFA

निजी कंपनियों के लिए कोई रुकावट नहीं हैं, आम चुनाव

क्या ठेठ चुनावी गहमा-गहमी के दौरान कोई निजी कपनी अपनी बिजली की कीमतों में इजाफा कर सकती है? और ऐसा करते हुए उसे कोई देख, टोक तक नहीं पाता? गौर से देखें तो बिजली...

Read more May 23, 2019 at 12:27 pm Subah Savere

अडानी के घाटे को जनता की जेब पर थोपती सरकार

लोकसभा चुनाव के बीच, केद्रिंय विधुत विनियामक आयोग ने अडानी मुद्रां पावर परियोजना की 2000 मेगावाट यूनिट का तय टैरिफ 2.80 रुपए से बढाकर 3.10 रुपए करने का आदेश जारी कर दिया है। इसका...

Read more May 10, 2019 at 3:41 pm Rajesh Kumar

आम चुनाव में सभी उम्मीदवारों से मप्र के जन आंदोलनों की मांगे और संकल्प

आम चुनाव में सभी उम्मीदवारों से मप्र के जन आंदोलनों की मांगे और संकल्प मध्यप्रदेश जन संघर्ष समन्वय समिती 4-5, आप्रैल 2019, युथ होस्टल, जबलपुर आगामी आम चुनाव के संदर्भ में, 4-5 अप्रैल 2019...

Read more April 11, 2019 at 6:31 pm Madhya Pradesh Jan-Sangharsh Samanvay Samiti

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