Indian electricity Act 1910
The Electricity Act, 2003
18 parts , 180 Sectins and 1 schedule
News concepts
National Electricity policy and tariff Polcy
Sepraion of electricty trading
Intorduction of open Access
Indtorudtion MYT (mulity year Traff)
Constitution of Appellate tribunal and its functions.
Sepraion of electricty trading
Intorduction of open Access
Indtorudtion MYT (mulity year Traff)
Constitution of Appellate tribunal and its functions.
Electirity amendment bill 2008-19 proposed
1. More than one suppliers just like telecom
Problem: Pvt companies not supply to rural areas. Focus on profit areas
2. NO CrossSubsidy Same tariff rate for industrial & domestic
3. If Subsidy direct Transfer to bank account DBT
Subsidy responsible for state & central.*
State+central= fedaral
2020 bill
Electricity amendment bill 2020
Motive: To save Power sector from debts
same as above.
1. Cross subsidy
Same tariff rate for industry & domestic categories (if subsidy then transfer to bank from state budget allocation)
(DBT) to farmers and BPL consumers
2. privatisation of discoms by Distribution through sub license & franchise
One country one tariff
central government:
saving power sector by privatization
Employment in private sector & gst
3. Penalty if not purchasing (17.5%) from Solar Power Plants
1st year 0.50/unit
2nd year 1/unit
3rd year 3/unit
New tariff rates decided after private companies margin
telecom, broadband services (more companies competition)
Ecr electricity regulatory chairman by central.
empowering the load dispatch centres Nldc to payment security, before scheduling dispatch of electricity.
Probelms to State governments
Direct subsidty & loss of power
These but for 8inr per unit chattisgarh, and give you for 2.90, 5,8 based on slab rate.
Same rate for industries cross subsidy
and adjust it on budget & overall profit of discom
Free current not free (but state government has to transfer money to bank instead of giving it to power companies)
Authorities
EcEa: Electricity Contract Enforacement Authority
1 Retired High court judges
2+ judiciary members
2+ technical members
next appeleate is tribunal (ECEE (electricity tribunal))
consumers: power tariffs may up &down
States: ability to lose control & direct subsidy if
central: more tax from Pvt companies
Competition: telecom,isp (maybe quality service)
accidents by new private staff.
Overall: confusion
Does stats government provide subsidy?
why they? I don’t have control,
Gas subsidy by central govt.
