Delhi power cuts: Kejriwal to hold meeting with discoms today

May 24, 2016 10:18

Days after pulling up power companies over failure to resolve issues that lead to power outages, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of discoms today where compensation for consumers who face power cuts longer than two hours will be a major issue.

The meeting, in which representatives of all discoms -- BRPL, BYPL and Tata Power are set to attend, will be held at 2 pm at Kejriwal's residence.

The Delhi government has been maintaining that there is no shortage of power in the city and that there is a provision for more power if the need arises, but the discoms were not performing routine maintenance and getting their act together.

"Over the last 14-15 years, private discoms have either not spent enough on maintenance or have not carried out good quality maintenance checks. There should not be such a high number of complaints. We have asked power companies to put together quick response teams to redress the complaints," Delhi Power Minister Satyendra Jain said.

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