Overview
- At a New Delhi conference, CAG K Sanjay Murthy outlined a multi-year audit agenda and signed an MoU with Vasudha Foundation for capacity building.
- Additional Deputy CAG Guljari Lal announced horizontal performance audits of DISCOM operations and finances and of the Pradhan Mantri Surya Ghar Muft Bijli Yojana.
- Upcoming audits will cover transmission augmentation in selected states, battery energy storage systems, the Green Energy Corridor, and power-market development and regulation.
- Auditors were urged to harness AI and national dashboards from the National Power Portal, CEA and NITI Aayog to create a three-to-four-year pipeline of audit products.
- Sector context cited included generation rising to 1,824 BU since 2015–16, non-fossil capacity reaching 50% of total, and DISCOMs reporting Rs 2,701 crore PAT in 2024–25.