CHANDIGARH: The Federal Council of the All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) declared that if the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025 and the privatisation of electricity being carried out in Uttar Pradesh are not immediately withdrawn, then all power engineers and power employees across the country will be forced to take to the streets in joint agitation.
The All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) crucial Federal Council meeting in Kolkata today to decide the future course of action regarding the Union Ministry of Power's efforts to push for the privatization of Distribution Companies (DISCOMs) and the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025.
Representatives of power engineers’ associations from Punjab, Kerala, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Odisha, West Bengal, DVC , Jharkhand, Jammu, Kashmir, , Uttarakhand, , Uttar Pradesh were amongst those states who participated in the Federal Council meeting. The longest ongoing movement against the privatization of power sectorhas completed 417 days in UP. The issue of power privatization has been turned into mass movement. The ceteral government released electricity amendment bill 2025 in October the AIPEF strongly presented its view points on bill 2025 in the virtual meeting held of union power secretary on January 12.
The various speakers said that the move is important in the broader interest of farmers and poor consumers, and to keep the power sector in the public sector. “For this purpose, it is essential that the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2025 issued by the Ministry of Power be immediately withdrawn.
In the resolution passed by the Federal Council, a call has been made to power engineers in all states and union territories across the country to prepare for a nationwide strike against privatisation.
The Federation stated that by forming a joint front with farmers and consumers, electricity workers will launch a widespread public movement against privatisation. The federation has appealed to the general public to support the electricity workers’ movement in their own interest and to stand with power employees in stopping the privatisation process.