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Rajasekhar Devaguptapu
Articles by Rajasekhar Devaguptapu

Power sector needs a regulatory overhaul

Insufficient regulated tariffs are the dominant reasons for discom cash shortfalls. Fixing this is necessary and urgent

Discoms are the last link in the power supply chain, but bear the most risk. The present system parks a chain of inefficiencies with them(PIC FOR REPRESENTATION)
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Published on Jun 19, 2023 01:09 AM IST
ByRahul Tongia, Rajasekhar Devaguptapu, Nikhil Tyagi

Discom losses need urgent systemic fixes

Non-performance by discoms only explains a minority fraction of cumulative losses of over ₹10L-crore — the real issues are more deep-rooted

Discoms are regulated entities in India, with almost all consumer prices set by independent state electricity regulatory commissions, in theory, they should not be loss-making, unless they fail to perform(REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
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Published on Jun 12, 2023 09:53 AM IST
ByRahul Tongia, Rajasekhar Devaguptapu, Nikhil Tyagi
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