Kurukshetra: The Haryana Electricity Employees and Engineers Joint Struggle Front and Joint Farmers Morcha have demanded the scrapping of the expert committee report’s on grant of parallel licence to ‘Eleven Power Private Limited’ for Gurgaon and Nuh revenue districts.Front spokesperson Ravindra Ghanghas said the report was prepared by retired individuals who bear no accountability. “This is a calculated conspiracy to weaken the state power utilities and benefit private companies. There is no precedent for a ‘parallel license’ anywhere else in India. The move will cause a drastic drop in the revenue of the state-owned utility DHBVNL, rendering it unable to supply electricity at affordable rates,” said Ghanghas.Front leader Devendra Hooda said if HERC grants a distribution licence to the private company, all electricity employees and engineers in Haryana will be compelled to go on an indefinite strike.‘Fabricated financial capability’Sumit Dalal, former leader, said that the private company has no experience in the power sector. “Distribution licensing regulations mandate coverage of at least three revenue districts, but the HERC is bent upon to grant the licence for only two districts to a company with fabricated financial capability,” said Dalal.Ghanghas said it is surprising that a company set up in April 2026 with a paid-up capital of merely Rs 1 crore is seeking a licence for a region generating Rs 750 crore in monthly revenue by June 2026. The company has submitted solvency certificates from two different entities for the same share.V K Gupta, media adviser, All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF), urged all farmer leaders, farmers’ organisations, khap panchayats, rural consumers, sarpanchs, general electricity consumers, and public representatives in Haryana to speak against this for their own rights.“The parallel license scheme is based on cherry-picking with targets of 15% of high-value consumers while leaving the rest to DHBVN. It will lead to prepaid extortion under the guise of smart meters, the elimination of agricultural and general consumer subsidies, and the loss of regular jobs. Tariffs may appear low initially, but the scenario will eventually mirror the BSNL saga,” said Gupta.
