Overview
- Union minister Manohar Lal Khattar held high-level reviews in Mizoram, West Bengal and Tripura last weekend and set clear timelines for reforms and monitoring.
- West Bengal will begin installing two crore smart meters from July with phased prepaid conversion and a revised tariff order expected by the end of July.
- Mizoram has installed 52,886 smart meters, equal to 18.01% of its target, and finalised a prepaid SOP that offers a two percent rebate for early adopters.
- Tripura faces roughly Rs 800 crore of accumulated DISCOM losses and about 26% T&D losses, prompting talks of a one‑time financial restructuring, new transmission tenders and a 200 MW solar tender.
- The Centre plans near‑term generation growth to about 300 GW next year and a long‑term 100 GW nuclear target by 2047 while offering per‑meter subsidies and security‑deposit rules to support meter rollout and faster revenue recovery.