TY - SER AU - Josey, Ann AU - Dixit, Shantanu AU - Jog, Manasi AU - Nhalur, Sreekumar TI - Electricity Distribution Companies: Present Challenges and Future Opportunities PB - Economic and Political Weekly KW - DISCOM KW - Grants or Equity Infusion KW - NETCOM KW - Electricity Distribution N2 - The financial challenges of state-owned electricity distribution companies which supply about 80% of power in India are highlighted. It also presents the fiscal implications of rising losses and subsidies, especially given the magnitude of state governmen UR - https://www.epw.in/journal/2025/18/sixteenth-finance-commission/electricity-distribution-companies.html ER -