Hyderabad: Power engineers\u2019 body All India Power Engineers\u2019 Federation (AIPEF) on Sunday, August 16, vowed to resist moves towards power privatisation and protect public-sector utilities.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the Federation\u2019s 54th Foundation Day, chairman Shailendra Dubey and secretary\u2011general P. Ratnakar Rao urged engineers to oppose attempts to weaken the public character of the power infrastructure.<\/p>\n
They said that India needs consumer\u2011centric reforms tailored to local realities, not privatisation of public assets under the guise of reform.<\/p>\n
AIPEF leaders argued that India\u2019s transmission and distribution infrastructure has been developed over decades through public investment, government funding and consumer contributions and should therefore be regarded as a national asset rather than a vehicle for private profit.<\/p>\n
They cautioned that permitting private companies to serve only high-revenue industrial and commercial consumers could leave public-sector DISCOMs responsible for less profitable segments such as agriculture, rural households and subsidised users, undermining their financial sustainability over time.<\/p>\n
The Federation also showed concern over private control of renewable energy generation. It was crucial to strengthen state and Central utilities instead of transferring assets, it said.<\/p>\n
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