At present, the central government has given leeway to discoms for paying dues to gencos in view of the lockdown to contain COVID-19 across the country

In Delhi, the power consumption declined around 726 MW on Sunday night. The minimum power load of 1,235 MW was recorded for eight minutes past 9 pm

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As part of transactions, NTPC will acquire 100 per cent of the issued and paid-up share capital of the NEEPCO and 74.5 per cent stake in THDC India

Discoms in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu account for the major portion of dues to power gencos.

Budget 2020: Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has managed to exceed its disinvestment targets (revised estimates) for the past three financial years. But, so far during FY20, just Rs 17, 364.3 crore has been obtained through disinvestment transactions

Budget 2020: Total outstanding dues owed by distribution companies spiked 45 per cent to Rs 81,085 crore in November 2019 over the same month previous year, reflecting stress in the sector

The Department of Disinvestment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has engaged RBSA Advisors to evaluate NEEPCO and Deloitte for THDCIL transactions

As many as 44 per cent people supported the Centre's privatisation drive, while 39 per cent opposed the government's decision to sell its majority stake in the Public Sector Units (PSUs)

Distribution companies (discoms) owed a total of Rs 54,834 crore to power generation companies in November 2018, according to portal PRAAPTI

Government is killing the duck that lays the golden egg by initiating the strategic sale of its PSU assets through its policies on privatisation, disinvestment, and strategic sale of Central Public Sectors: BMS

Power producers gave 60 days to discoms for paying bills for the supply of electricity. After that, outstanding dues become overdue and generators charge penal interest on that in most cases

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had on November 20 given a go-ahead for sale of govt's entire stake in BPCL, SCI, THDCIL and NEEPCO  to a strategic investor along with management control

NTPC shares climbed 3.61% to touch an intraday high of Rs 119.25 on the BSE, against the last closing price of Rs 115.10

With only four months left for this financial year to end, and Rs 87,635.7 crore of the target still remaining, will the Modi government be fourth time lucky?

The government holds a 100 per cent stake in Neepco, which operates and maintains power stations in the Northeast region, and 75 per cent in THDC

The government has given in-principle approval to stake sale of 63.75% in Shipping Corporation, 53.2% stake sale in Bharat Petroleum and 30.8% divestment in Container Corporation

The Cabinet approved a strategic divestment of the government's 53.29 per cent stake in BPCL, along with transfer of certain management control. This is excluding BPCL's equity share holding of 61 per cent stake in Numaligarh Refinery

The Fitch group firm said that the linkages would be re-assessed in case of a decline in GoI's stake in an OMC and would also assess the continuance of government control in an OMC's decision making

The government is reportedly revisiting plans for strategic stake sale in the public sector undertaking and may soon issue an expression of interest (EoI) for 26% stake sale in BEML from the current 54.03% keeping the management control