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The leaking pipe: Fixing India's Discoms | ft. Alok Kumar
The leaking pipe: Fixing India's Discoms | ft. Alok Kumar

The leaking pipe: Fixing India's Discoms | ft. Alok Kumar

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If there is one common issue that all electricity reforms face in India it is the state of power distribution segment. State owned power distribution companies (discoms) while being marred with financial and operational inefficiencies also plague the rest of the electricity supply chain. Multiple bailout packages and reform schemes have moved the needle of improvement only so much. So what will it take to revive the discoms and fix the forever leaking pipe? To understand this and the transformation that the distribution sector is undergoing, we talked with Alok Kumar. Kumar was former secretary, union ministry of power. An IAS officer, Kumar has held notable positions at state level and in the central government. He is currently director general, All India Discoms Association (AIDA), a newly formed body to further better policies for power distribution sector.Full transcript of the episode is available in EnglishPresented by 101ReportersAlok Kumar is on LinkedIn Follow TIEH podcast on Twitter, Linkedin & YouTubeOur hosts, Shreya Jai on Twitter, Linkedin & Dr. Sandeep Pai on Twitter, Linkedin

The leaking pipe: Fixing India's Discoms | ft. Alok Kumar

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