en.Wedoany.com Reported - The Ministry of Power held a working meeting with the Government of Tripura, focusing on distribution system reforms, smart meter deployment, and clean energy expansion. The meeting was jointly convened by the Ministry of Power and the Government of Tripura, and was attended by Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha, the state's Power Minister, as well as senior officials from the state government, the Ministry of Power, the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, and public sector undertakings (PSUs) in the power sector.
The Union Power Minister outlined several areas where state power departments and PSUs could collaborate under a detailed action plan, and reviewed progress under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) as well as the operational and financial indicators of power distribution companies (DISCOMs). The Minister emphasized the need to reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses, improve the financial performance of DISCOMs, and urged enhanced revenue realization, with particular focus on converting government user meters to prepaid arrangements.
The state committed to completing the conversion of government user meters to prepaid meters by August 2026, and completing all pending smart meter work by July 2027. The Power Minister also reviewed resource adequacy and intra-state transmission planning to meet growing demand, recommending that transmission capacity additions should keep pace with demand growth; the state government pledged to rapidly strengthen intra-state transmission infrastructure in line with the resource adequacy plan.
The meeting reviewed progress under the PM-KUSUM and PM Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana schemes, with the Minister advising the state to leverage these programs to expand clean energy access in remote and underserved areas. The state committed to installing rooftop solar for 20 million (mn) users by March 2027, noting that this would help reduce electricity bills for these users and support the energy transition.
The Power Minister assured continued support and cooperation from the Government of India to promote the overall development of the state and the power sector, while the Chief Minister confirmed that the state would take necessary measures to accelerate the implementation of approved works and improve sector performance.
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