Chandigarh, July 2
The Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) has scheduled a public hearing on July 8, 2026, regarding a parallel electricity distribution licence proposed for Gurugram and Nuh. Gurugram‑based Eleven Power Private Limited has applied for the licence. The company’s director is the co‑founder of Medanta – The Medicity, a leading chain of multi‑super specialty hospitals.
Ravinder Singh Ghanghas, General Secretary of the Haryana Power Engineers Association, has submitted comments to HERC opposing the petition. He argued that the applicant lacks experience, financial strength, and operational credentials. He further stressed that Gurugram’s state‑of‑the‑art electricity grid has been painstakingly built with public funds and must not be handed over to a newly incorporated private company. The private applicant, he said, is targeting high‑revenue industrial and commercial corridors of Gurugram and Manesar, which would undermine the critical cross‑subsidy mechanism that protects rural and agricultural consumers from tariff hikes.
V.K. Gupta, Media Advisor to the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF), informed that the federation has also objected to the licence. In its letter to HERC, AIPEF warned against “cherry‑picking” profitable areas, which could push the state utility DHBVNL into financial distress and create redundant, overlapping infrastructure. The proposed licence area contributes nearly 27.54% of DHBVNL’s total revenue. Gupta noted that the applicant has no track record in electricity distribution and has failed to provide credible evidence of distribution network readiness, consumer service infrastructure, SCADA and control systems, substation development plans, emergency response systems, or disaster management arrangements.
Gupta added that experiences from other states show privatization and parallel licensing do not automatically result in lower tariffs or improved consumer welfare. He urged HERC to order an independent technical and financial impact assessment covering grid security, stranded power purchase liabilities, transmission commitments, tariff implications, and employee interests before considering the licence.
