# Haryana discoms seek review of HERC licence to Eleven Power 2026-11-05T08:08:27+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 2 independent outlets Haryana’s two state-owned power discoms filed a joint review petition on November 3 asking the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission to reconsider its October 19 order granting a 25-year parallel distribution licence to Eleven Power Private Limited in Gurugram and Nuh. The petition, from Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, argues the commission relied on Eleven Power’s own investment estimates rather than an independent assessment. It also questions the area’s compliance with minimum supply requirements, the applicant’s financial capacity and beneficial ownership of its shares. A senior DHBVN official told Hindustan Times that the October 28 HERC order only suspended proceedings but did not set aside the licence, meaning it could become operative if the government later withdraws its directions. The October 19 order had triggered a three-day strike by power unions from October 22, causing widespread blackouts. The agitation ended after Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini assured employees that private players would not enter the sector. The government then directed HERC under Section 108(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003 not to operationalise any parallel distribution licence, and HERC halted the process on October 28. Engineers’ bodies have also filed caveats before the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity seeking a hearing before any order on a challenge to the hold. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Both outlets present the same core facts, the discoms' review petition, the HERC order, the state government’s Section 108 directive and the resulting strike, in a similar sequenced summary. Hindustan Times leads with the review petition being jointly filed and includes details from a senior DHBVN official questioning HERC’s reliance on the private company’s investment estimates, it also notes the caveats filed by engineers’ bodies before APTEL. Times of India, while covering the same objections, frontloads the strike's disruption and names the dates of the agitation more precisely, including that the strike began on October 22. The uniform wire-like treatment means the key difference is minor emphasis: Hindustan Times gives slightly more space to the discoms' procedural argument about the original order still being operative. Neither outlet adopts a pro-government or critical stance. ## Coverage Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral - hindustantimes.com (neutral report) Leads with discoms' filing and official's quote on technical errors - timesofindia.indiatimes.com (neutral report) Leads with strike disruption and adds detail on agitation dates This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Update, 5 November 2026: this story now draws on 2 sources. Last updated 2026-11-05T10:17:59+00:00. Tags: DHBVN, Eleven Power, Haryana, HERC, Nayab Singh Saini, UHBVN Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/haryana-discoms-seek-review-of-licence-awarded-to-eleven-power/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/haryana-discoms-seek-review-of-licence-awarded-to-eleven-power/#story-in-brief How this brief was made: an AI model read the reports linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. Stance labels are editorial classifications of how each outlet framed this story, assigned by the same model, not ratings of the outlets. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/