Electricity Act

The Ministry of Power has asked an appellate tribunal to conduct an enquiry on the grounds that provisions of the Electricity Act, and orders of statutory bodies and courts were allegedly not being followed by the DERC, sources said on Thursday. The ministry in a reference to the chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) on February 20 has also sought to build a case for the removal of a member of the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on the ground of "proved misbehaviour" under Section 90 (2)(f) of the Act, they said. The DERC is a three-member body. Since the retirement of DERC chairperson Justice (retd) Shabihul Hasnain on January 9 and a member before him, the commission currently has only one member A K Ambasht. No reaction was immediately available from Ambasht, member (technical), on the development. However, a DERC source claimed that the move by the ministry was "irrelevant" as only the Delhi government can invoke Section 90 provisions agai

In BloombergNEF's baseline scenario, the Economic Transition Scenario, power consumption grows by about two-thirds between 2020 and 2050

State governments - specifically those run by Opposition parties - claim that the amendments will curtail their powers, especially relating to subsidies given to the farm sector

"The AIPEF is opposing the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, in the larger interest of the consumer and the power sector itself," said Dubey

While this has irked electricity regulators in a few states, the industry is cheering the paradigm shift since it will push reforms and private investment in the power distribution sector

If the bill is passed in both the houses, customers will have the option to choose the supplier of electricity just like one can choose for telephone, mobile and internet services

The stringent targets come in the wake of India committing an ambitious 500 gigawatt (GW) of RE by 2030 at the Glasgow COP26 climate summit last year

The amendment pertains to delicensing of power distribution that would have paved the way for any company to supply electricity in an area, after necessary regulatory approval

Government seeks another round of power distribution reform and boost renewable energy

Centre looking to overhaul power transmission system in states

The sector needs urgent pricing reforms

This year's draft NEP like its earlier versions underlines importance of coal-based power and why it is still too early to retire it despite growth in renewables

The foremost question is whether the tariff policy is mandatory or discretionary

Proposed Bill takes away certain powers of the State government, and seeks to bring in changes in the existing Electricity Act that would make power utilities in the public sector totally unviable

The Union Ministry of Power is­­sued a public notice on April 17, detailing drastic changes in the Electricity Act, 2003

While some of the proposed amendments are indeed laudable, there are some which are intriguing

Reducing the cost of doing business gets little attention, but it's a key structural reform that would enable India to grow at 8-10 per cent a year for over a decade

The differentiation, the industry has contended, is not allowed under the provisions of Electricity Act, 2003

Along the same lines of widening its boundaries, the Act provides Metro Rail networks to be eligible for distribution licence

The Electricity Act, 2003 is the overarching policy of India that governs country's electricity sector