Major power cuts stare at Delhi today and tomorrow
21 Feb 2014 11:39 PM GMT
Despite imposition of President’s Rule in Delhi, citizens of the capital still face the sobering prospect of long power cuts for the coming two days.
Delhiites will have to face long power cuts, which have been scheduled for 21 and 22 February. Power distribution companies (discoms) have on Thursday informed that they have scheduled maintenance work for their transformers, lines and other electrical installations.
The Reliance-led BSES (Yamuna and Rajdhani) areas will be more affected by this shortage in supply in comparison to those areas that receive electricity from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL).
In 137 areas that receive electricity from both BSES discoms, power shall be unavailable for approximately seven hours. Meanwhile, in 87 areas that receive electricity from TPDDL, power cuts are expected to run up to a maximum of seven hours.
According to Delhi Transco Limited, BSES Yamuna Power Limited won’t supply power between 10 am to 5 pm on 21 February. Localities that are likely to be affected by the power cuts will include Chandni Chowk, Daryaganj, Dilshad Garden, Karawal Nagar, Karkardooma, Krishna Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Mayur Vihar phase-1 and 2, Nandnagri, Pahar Ganj, Patel Nagar, Shankar Road and Yamuna Vihar.
Similarly, load shedding on the BSES Rajdhani Power Limited-run lines for 21 February, will extend between five to seven hours. Areas that will be affected include Hauz Khas, Khanpur, RK Puram, Alaknanda, Jaffarpur, Janakpuri, Najaf Garh, Nangloi, Palam, Punjabi Bagh, Saket and Sarita Vihar.
In TPDDL-run areas residents will have to face major power cuts of four to seven hours on 21 February.
On 22 February again major power cuts are expected. Those living in areas where electricity is supplied by BSES discoms will face power cuts for a minimum of seven hours.
In areas where electricity is supplied by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited cuts on 22 February are expected between 10 am to 5 pm. Areas covered by TPDDL on 22 February will face power cuts extending from four to seven hours in the same areas.
HC asks DERC to respond to plea on power tariff hike
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked electricity regulator DERC to file its response as to whether it has complied with its own formula and procedures in permitting three discoms to raise power tariff under the head of Power Purchase Cost Adjustment Charges costs.
A bench, headed by acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed, asked Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to file an affidavit within two weeks on the compliance of the formula prescribed in the electricity watchdog’s tariff order.
DERC had on 31 July, 2013, passed an order permitting Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firms, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd to increase their PPAC charges by 6, 8 and 7 per cents, respectively.
The court’s direction came on the hearing of a PIL filed by an AAP party founding member Madhuresh Lakhaiyar who has alleged DERC, acting in collusion with the discoms, had permitted them to increase Power Purchase Cost Adjustment Charges (PPAC) costs.
During the hearing, Lakhaiyar’s counsel said there was a nexus between DERC and discoms as even though PPAC is a component of the tariff, no public hearing took place, which was in violation of a provoison of the Electricity Act, 2003.
He also said no public hearing was conducted by DERC as it was working with a view to providing maximum benefits to the discoms in violation of the trust reposed by consumers in the power watchdog.
The counsel for DERC, however, said a public hearing did take place and a notice was also issued to the public at large seeking their inputs on the matter.
‘The July 2013 order has been passed after complying with the relevant provisions of the Electricity Act and increase permitted by DERC was in accordance with the formula adopted by DERC, in its tariff order,’ DERC’s counsel said.
Delhiites will have to face long power cuts, which have been scheduled for 21 and 22 February. Power distribution companies (discoms) have on Thursday informed that they have scheduled maintenance work for their transformers, lines and other electrical installations.
The Reliance-led BSES (Yamuna and Rajdhani) areas will be more affected by this shortage in supply in comparison to those areas that receive electricity from Tata Power Delhi Distribution Limited (TPDDL).
In 137 areas that receive electricity from both BSES discoms, power shall be unavailable for approximately seven hours. Meanwhile, in 87 areas that receive electricity from TPDDL, power cuts are expected to run up to a maximum of seven hours.
According to Delhi Transco Limited, BSES Yamuna Power Limited won’t supply power between 10 am to 5 pm on 21 February. Localities that are likely to be affected by the power cuts will include Chandni Chowk, Daryaganj, Dilshad Garden, Karawal Nagar, Karkardooma, Krishna Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Mayur Vihar phase-1 and 2, Nandnagri, Pahar Ganj, Patel Nagar, Shankar Road and Yamuna Vihar.
Similarly, load shedding on the BSES Rajdhani Power Limited-run lines for 21 February, will extend between five to seven hours. Areas that will be affected include Hauz Khas, Khanpur, RK Puram, Alaknanda, Jaffarpur, Janakpuri, Najaf Garh, Nangloi, Palam, Punjabi Bagh, Saket and Sarita Vihar.
In TPDDL-run areas residents will have to face major power cuts of four to seven hours on 21 February.
On 22 February again major power cuts are expected. Those living in areas where electricity is supplied by BSES discoms will face power cuts for a minimum of seven hours.
In areas where electricity is supplied by BSES Rajdhani Power Limited cuts on 22 February are expected between 10 am to 5 pm. Areas covered by TPDDL on 22 February will face power cuts extending from four to seven hours in the same areas.
HC asks DERC to respond to plea on power tariff hike
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked electricity regulator DERC to file its response as to whether it has complied with its own formula and procedures in permitting three discoms to raise power tariff under the head of Power Purchase Cost Adjustment Charges costs.
A bench, headed by acting Chief Justice BD Ahmed, asked Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) to file an affidavit within two weeks on the compliance of the formula prescribed in the electricity watchdog’s tariff order.
DERC had on 31 July, 2013, passed an order permitting Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group firms, BSES Rajdhani Power Ltd, BSES Yamuna Power Ltd, and Tata Power Delhi Distribution Ltd to increase their PPAC charges by 6, 8 and 7 per cents, respectively.
The court’s direction came on the hearing of a PIL filed by an AAP party founding member Madhuresh Lakhaiyar who has alleged DERC, acting in collusion with the discoms, had permitted them to increase Power Purchase Cost Adjustment Charges (PPAC) costs.
During the hearing, Lakhaiyar’s counsel said there was a nexus between DERC and discoms as even though PPAC is a component of the tariff, no public hearing took place, which was in violation of a provoison of the Electricity Act, 2003.
He also said no public hearing was conducted by DERC as it was working with a view to providing maximum benefits to the discoms in violation of the trust reposed by consumers in the power watchdog.
The counsel for DERC, however, said a public hearing did take place and a notice was also issued to the public at large seeking their inputs on the matter.
‘The July 2013 order has been passed after complying with the relevant provisions of the Electricity Act and increase permitted by DERC was in accordance with the formula adopted by DERC, in its tariff order,’ DERC’s counsel said.
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