Revoke Parallel Electricity Distribution License - Shailendra Dubey
Babushahi Network
Chandigarh, October 22, 2026: The Haryana Government should exercise the statutory powers available under the Electricity Act, 2003 to revoke the parallel distribution licenses granted to Eleven Power for Gurugram and Nuh instead of limiting itself to filing an appeal before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL),said Shailendra Dubey, Chairman All India power Engineers Federation ( AIPEF)
Today Shailendra Dubey, , along with Puneet Kundu, President, and . Ravinder Singh Ghanghas, General Secretary of the Haryana Power Engineers Association (HPEA), addressed a gathering of electricity employees and engineers at Panchkula . They urged Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini to intervene immediately and resolve the issue in the larger public interest. The Chief Minister should convene a Cabinet meeting and announce a clear policy decision that no parallel electricity distribution licence will be permitted anywhere in Haryana.
Various speakers raised serious questions about the functioning of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC), alleging that its decision appears to promote privatisation. They observed that the grant of parallel distribution licences to Eleven Power must be revoked in view of objections by power utilities , employees and other stakeholders. They questioned the company's experience in the electricity sector, technical capabilities and adequacy of capital investment ,and public disclosure of the criteria used to assess the company’s eligibility, financial strength and experience in electricity distribution.
The leaders sought an impartial and transparent inquiry into the role of the regulatory commission and the private company to establish whether the licensing process was free from irregularities or bias. The electricity employees and engineers are deeply committed to the welfare of farmers and consumers with the objective is to ensure 24-hour uninterrupted and quality power supply to all sections of society.
In an agriculture-dominated state like Haryana, such an arrangement could weaken the revenue base of public distribution utilities and adversely affect farmers and ordinary consumers. The leaders maintained that the government should focus on strengthening public electricity distribution and improving consumer services rather than adopting policies that allegedly create new profit-making opportunities for private companies.
Dubey warned the Haryana Government that if any electricity employee or engineer is harassed, victimised or subjected to punitive action during the strike, electricity employees and engineers in other states will not remain silent spectators.