Searched for
ELECTRICITY ACT 2003
Power Ministry panel mulls shared distribution network for suppliersThe power ministry's consultative committee discussed reforms for shared electricity distribution networks. These changes aim to boost cons...
NALCO shares in focus on JV with NLC India for 1,080 MW thermal plant in OdishaNational Aluminium Company and NLC India have signed an agreement for a joint venture. This new entity will establish a 1,080 MW captive th...
Nalco, NLCIL sign JV pact to set up 1,080 MW captive power plant in OdishaNational Aluminium Company and NLC India have signed a joint venture agreement. They will jointly establish a 1,080 MW thermal captive powe...
Your electricity provider may soon have competition in Gurugram. What it means for consumersGurugram's power supply monopoly may soon end, with a proposal before the Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission to introduce a second d...
Tata Power's Mundra thermal plant to continue operations till Sept 30 under Centre's directionsTata Power's Mundra thermal plant will continue supplying electricity for three more months until September 30, following an extension of s...
Tata Power's Mundra plant mandated to run at full capacity till SeptemberThe power ministry has directed Tata Power's 4,150 MW Mundra plant to operate at full capacity until September 30, 2026. This extension aim...
SC orders appointment of DERC chairperson, 2 members within two monthsThe Supreme Court has ordered the Delhi government's selection committee to finalize appointments for the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Comm...
Big relief for Delhi power consumers: SC says this cost can't be charged for no-supply periodDelhi electricity consumers receive significant relief as the Supreme Court ruled they cannot be made to pay for the depreciation costs of ...
SC reviews GST on costs paid to municipal bodiesThe Supreme Court will review if GST applies to companies paying municipal bodies for road restoration after utility work. This follows a G...
All gas-fired power plants to operate in May-JuneThe government on Saturday directed all gas-based power plants to operate in May and June amid an anticipated increase in demand during the...
Proposed delicensing of power distribution evokes mixed reaction in BengalFormer West Bengal State Electricity Regulatory Commission chairman R N Sen on the other hand welcomed the reform mooted by the Centre in E...
HC puts Gujarat wind power auction on hold"The state distribution company, Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Ltd., has been stopped from going ahead with the auction until the matter is disp...
Economic Survey 2016: Stop cross-subsidies, let industries buy power from marketsElectricity prices for Indian industries are among the highest in world as states offer free power to agricultural consumers and subsidised...
Government to consider new power tariff policy tomorrowGovernment will consider a new power tariff policy tomorrow which aims at promoting clean energy, better regulation of discoms and faster r...
Electricity Act 2003 may be amended to fast-track power reformsPiyush Goyal led team of bureaucrats from energy ministries to Gujarat to learn from the state's performance in the sector; hints at possib...
Power Ministry to move Cabinet in a month for amending Electricity ActPower Ministry is likely to approach the Cabinet within a month on the issue of amending the Electricity Act 2003.
- Panel to soon submit report on amendments to Electricity Act, 2003
A panel headed by Chairman of the CEA - the apex planning body for the power sector - is expected to soon submit its report to the Power Mi...
- Amended Electricity Act by next year, will allow multiple distributors in one area
Sources said a highpowered committee was set up to examine the proposed amendments and they are expected to be in place within a year.
- The power sector is in a comprehensive mess
The power sector has seen maximum reforms since the passage of the excellent Electricity Act 2003 but is in a comprehensive mess today.
- Treat overdrawal of power by industries as unauthorised use: Supreme Court
Industries drawing power more than contracted demand will henceforth be brought under 'unauthorised use of electricity'.