Delhi Government Restores Full Strength to DERC After One and Half Years

The Delhi government has appointed Ram Naresh Singh and Surender Babbar as pro tem members of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC). Their appointment marks the first time in over one and a half years the commission is at full strength. This comes after delays due to elections and legal challenges.

The Delhi government has appointed Ram Naresh Singh and Surender Babbar as temporary members of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC), bringing the commission to its full capacity, including a chairman, for the first time in over one and a half years.

The appointments were finalized after a Supreme Court appointed panel shortlisted them in March. Initially delayed due to the model code of conduct for the Lok Sabha elections and later due to the imprisonment of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, the order was finally issued following the Supreme Court's approval.

Singh, the former chairman of the Damodar Valley Corporation, and Babbar, the ex-executive director of finance at Delhi Transco Limited, will hold office until the Supreme Court concludes proceedings on the constitutional validity of the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi (Amendment) Act, 2023. Their immediate task is to determine the power tariff for the current fiscal year.