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Finance Minister Announces ₹3.03 Trillion for Upgrading DISCOMs

The latest government program plans to incorporate 250 million smart meters, 10,000 feeders, and 400,000 km of low-tension overhead lines

June 29, 2021

/ Rahul Nair
/ Grid, Market & Policy
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The Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the ‘Economic Relief from Pandemic’ package and declared several sops for power distribution companies (DISCOMs), including ₹3.03 trillion (~$40.82 billion) outlay for reform-based result-linked power distribution program.

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