Chandigarh, September 14
The Haryana Electricity Employees and Engineers Joint Struggle Front and Joint farmers Morcha have demanded the scrapping of the expert committee report on grant of parallel licence to ‘Eleven Power Private Limited’ for Gurugram and Nuh revenue districts.
Ravindra Ghanghas Front spokesperson said that the report was prepared by retired individuals who bear no accountability.. This is a calculated conspiracy to weaken the state sector power utilities and benefit private companies. There is no precedent for a ‘parallel license’ anywhere else in India. This would cause a drastic drop in the revenue of the state-owned utility DHBVNL, rendering it unable to supply electricity to farmers, common people at affordable rates.
Devendra Hooda front leader said that if HERC grants a distribution license to the private company with Hospitality background , all electricity employees and engineers in Haryana will be compelled to go on an indefinite strike. Sumit Dalal former leader said that the private company is running a private hospital in Gurugram and has no experience in the power sector.
Distribution licensing regulations mandate coverage of at least three revenue districts but Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) is bent upon to grant the license for only two districts to a company with fabricated financial capability.
Ghanghas said that it is surprising that a company set up in April 2026 with a paid-up capital of merely ₹1 crore is seeking a license for a region generating ₹750 crore in monthly revenue by June 2026. The company has submitted solvency certificates from two different entities for the same share.
V K Gupta Media advisor All India power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) urged all farmer leaders, farmers’ organizations, Khap Panchayats, rural consumers, Sarpanchs, general electricity consumers, and public representatives in Haryana to speak against this for their own rights.
The parallel licence scheme is based on “cherry-picking” with targets of 15% of high-value consumers while leaving the rest to DHBVN. It will lead to “prepaid extortion” under the guise of smart meters, the elimination of agricultural and general consumer subsidies, and the loss of regular jobs. Tariffs may appear low initially, but the scenario will eventually mirror the BSNL saga.