Chandigarh, July 11 -- It was "in receipt of profiles" of three domain experts including retired IAS officer Alok Nigam. No expression of interest was invited: Commission}

The decision of the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) to constitute a three-member expert committee to examine the petition of a 2025 incorporated private company Eleven Power Private Limited for a parallel electricity distribution licence in Gurugram and Nuh districts, has raised questions over the committee's wide-ranging mandate and the selection of its chairperson.

The committee, constituted following public hearing on July 8, is headed by retired Haryana IAS officer Alok Nigam and includes former Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board managing di...