POWER DISTRIBUTION UTILITIES RECORD POSITIVE PAT AFTER YEARS OF LOSSES; THIS MARKS A NEW CHAPTER, SAYS POWER MINISTER

• India's power distribution utilities (DISCOMs and state power departments) posted a collective Profit After Tax (PAT) of ₹2,701 crore in FY 2024-25, the first positive PAT since unbundling of State Electricity Boards.
• DISCOMs are the weakest link in the electricity value chain (generation–transmission–distribution); their solvency determines tariff stability, renewable off-take, and 24x7 power supply.
• Relevance: GS-III (Infrastructure–Energy), GS-II (Centre-State, Concurrent List subject), Prelims (RDSS, UDAY, Electricity Act 2003).