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Haryana Electricity Employees Strike Against Private Power Distribution Licence

Several cities · pinned on Gurugram, India · since Oct 21, 2026

Is it still on?

NOOrganisers called it off.

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The Tea in three lines

Why they are protesting
Protesting the HERC order granting a 25-year parallel electricity distribution licence to a private company in Gurugram and Nuh.
What they want
Immediate cancellation of the private distribution licence and a clear policy against parallel licensing.
What changed
Oct 23: Employees called off the strike after Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini assured them that the private distribution licence would be cancelled.
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What protesters want

  • Cancel the 25-year parallel electricity distribution licence granted to Eleven Power Private Limited
  • Formulate a clear policy against parallel licensing and privatisation
  • Safeguard public electricity infrastructure, employees' jobs, and consumers' interests

Organised by: Haryana Electricity Employees and Engineers Joint Struggle Front, Haryana Bijli Karmchari and Engineers Joint Sangharsh Morcha

What authorities say

Energy Minister Anil Vij stated the government opposed privatisation and challenged the HERC order before APTEL. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced that the government invoked Section 108 of the Electricity Act to direct HERC to review and cancel the licence.26789

The numbers

Only figures a source states, with who said it. Estimates often differ.

Crowd
40,000
around 40,000 electricity employees and engineers2456

The full story

Around 40,000 electricity employees and engineers across Haryana launched a multi-day strike starting October 21, 2026, causing major power outages and water shortages in districts such as Gurugram, Faridabad, and Nuh. The agitation was organized by the Haryana Electricity Employees and Engineers Joint Struggle Front to protest against an order by the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission (HERC) granting Eleven Power Private Limited a 25-year parallel electricity distribution licence for Gurugram and Nuh. The disruption halted industrial operations, emptied household water tanks, and led to local road blockades by frustrated residents. On October 23, following talks with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Energy Minister Anil Vij—who stated the government invoked Section 108 of the Electricity Act to direct HERC to review and cancel the licence—the unions called off the strike.

Timeline

  1. The strike was called off after the government announced it directed HERC to review and cancel the private licence.789

  2. Union representatives met with Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Energy Minister Anil Vij in Panchkula.678

  3. Villagers and residents blocked roads and flyovers in Gurugram and Faridabad over prolonged power and water outages.123

  4. Electricity employees and engineers began a three-day statewide strike at 10 pm, plunging several districts into darkness.123

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