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GEAPP launches India grid accelerator with $25 million commitment
By February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

The Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) has launched the India Grids of the Future Accelerator at Mumbai Climate Week 2026, committing up to $25 million to modernise power distribution infrastructure. The platform aims to help utilities integrate renewable energy and storage while preparing grids for rising electricity demand. GEAPP signed memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with distribution companies (DISCOMs) in Delhi and Rajasthan, naming them as the first “Champion Utilities.” The Alliance also…

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UP launches scheme to ease electricity dues
By December 2, 2025December 2, 2025

Uttar Pradesh has announced a new scheme that offers major relief on overdue electricity bills. The Bijli Bill Rahat Yojana from Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd starts on December 1 and provides a full waiver of surcharge and interest for eligible users, along with a cut in the principal amount. The scheme applies to domestic consumers under LMV 1 with loads up to 2 kW and small commercial consumers under LMV 2 with loads up…

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GoM suggests new debt restructuring scheme for State Discoms
By September 17, 2025October 28, 2025

A Group of Ministers (GoM) chaired by Power Minister Manohar Lal has proposed a new scheme to restructure the rising debt of State-owned power distribution companies (discoms). The panel said the liabilities should be formally recognised as obligations of the respective State governments. The Reserve Bank of India’s State Finance – A Study of Budgets of 2024-25 estimated the accumulated losses of discoms at Rs 6.5 lakh crore in FY23, equal to 2.4 per cent…

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Supreme Court orders states to clear Rs 1.5 lakh crore Discom dues
By August 7, 2025August 7, 2025

Electricity tariffs are likely to increase across India following a Supreme Court order directing all states and Union Territories to recover pending dues owed to power distribution companies over the next four years. These liabilities, known as regulatory assets, have accumulated to over ₹1.5 lakh crore. They stem from the gap between actual electricity supply costs and the lower tariffs approved by state regulators. To keep tariffs low, payments to distribution companies were deferred over…

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