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India readies a slew of power sector reforms

The government wants to implement direct benefit transfer in the electricity sector for better targeting of subsidies and freeing renewable energy from licensing requirements

1 min read10 Sep 2018
Industry

Centre, states to implement direct benefit transfer scheme in power sector

Direct benefit transfer (DBT) in the electricity sector will allow for better targeting of subsidies, says power minister Raj Kumar Singh

3 min read8 Dec 2017
Opinion

How many schemes does it take to light up a sky?

Neither Ujala programme nor Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana offer any compelling explanation for the sudden spike in brightness of India's night-time light satellite images

4 min read18 Oct 2017
Industry

L&T to supply 5 million smart electricity meters to EESL

L&T has won the EESL contract to supply the smart electricity meters at Rs2,722 a piece, the lowest bid, is about 40-50% lower than the current market rate

1 min read10 Oct 2017

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