Chandigarh, July 15 -- Eleven Power Private Limited's bid for a parallel electricity distribution licence in Gurugram and Nuh districts has run into stiff opposition from state owned power distribution company, Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN), with the latter contending that the 2025 incorporated company has grossly underestimated the investment required for establishing an independent distribution network which is capable of fulfilling its statutory universal service obligation (USO).

Eleven Power has petitioned the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) seeking grant of a parallel power distribution licence under Sections 14 and 15 of the Electricity Act, 2003. DHBVN at present exclusively serves electricity consum...