Distribution is the weakest link in India’s power sector: IEEFA

Kolkata: The precarious financial health of discoms coupled with lack of competition is undermining India’s power distribution and generation sectors and hindering much needed new renewable energy investment, IEEFA (Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis) said in a recent note.

The note, India’s Power Distribution Sector Needs Further Reform, finds power distribution sector to be the weakest link in the entire value chain of the Indian power sector.