India Infrastructure Research has released a special report on “Distribution Franchise in India”.

In recent years, the distribution franchise (DF) model has emerged as an attractive option. A number of private players have won DF bids recently issued by states or expressed their interest in obtaining more franchises. With the UDAY scheme mandating stringent loss reduction targets, the DF model comes as an opportunity to bring down the spiralling losses, while also providing business opportunities to private players and enhanced services to consumers. Also, unlike outright privatisation, the DF model offers the best of both worlds public ownership of assets and private management of operations. Further, it also brings in the much-needed investment in the distribution segment.

The report covers the following areas:

• Overview
• DF Contracts and Strategies for Bidding
• Experience So Far
• Future Outlook
• Profiles of Distribution Franchises

The franchises covered include

• Bhiwandi (Torrent Power Limited)
• Nagpur (Spanco Nagpur Discom Limited)
• Agra (Torrent Power Limited)
• Muzaffarpur( Essel Vidyut Vitaran (Muzaffarpur) Limited)
• Gaya (India Power Corporation Limited)
• Kendarapara Division I and II, Jagatsinghpur, Dhenkanal, Talcher and Angul (Enzen Global Solutions Private Limited)
• Khurda, Balugaon, Puri and Nayagarh (Feedback Electricity Distribution Company Limited)
• City Electrical Division (Cuttack), Athagarh and Salipur (Riverside Utilities Private Limited)
• Nimapara (Seaside Utilities Private Limited)
• Kota, Bharatpur and Bikaner (CESC Limited)
• Ajmer (Tata Power Company Limited)

The report is priced at Rs 50,000 (plus 18% GST) or USD 1180.

The report is available in a PDF format.