Hyderabad, Feb. 26 -- The Telangana government is accelerating the process to establish Steps a third power distribution company in the state. Based on a Government Order (GO) issued by the Energy Department in December last year, administrative measures have been initiated for the formation of the third DISCOM.

According to the orders, nearly 3 million services currently related to government-paid agricultural electricity connections, Hyderabad Metro Water Board, and lift irrigation schemes will come under the jurisdiction of the new DISCOM. Additionally, orders have been issued to transfer approximately 2,000 engineers/staff from the existing power utilities to the third DISCOM.

For the same, an action plan has been prepared to commen...