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3.Transmission utilities have been
established at federal and state level. The
Central Transmission Utility (CTU) is
responsible for transmission of electricity
through the inter-state transmission
system and to plan and coordinate in
relation to the inter-state transmission
system with the State Transmission
Utilities (STUs), the Government of India,
state governments and generating
companies. STUs are responsible for
undertaking electricity transmission
within the relevant state and to undertake
planning and coordination of functions at
an intra-state level. Load Despatch
Centres are responsible for the scheduling
and despatch of electricity.
4.The National Load Dispatch Centre has
been established under the Electricity Act
to undertake scheduling and despatch
among Regional Load Despatch Centres.
Regional Load Despatch Centres have
been established with a view on ensuing
regional power system integration for
regions identified by the Indian
Government, while the State Load
Despatch Centres have been organised at
state-level to ensure integrated operations
of the power system at state-level.20
5.The Forum of Regulators has been
established by a notification issued under
the Electricity Act21 and is comprised of
the chairpersons of the CERC and the
SERCs, with the primary role of analyzing
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the tariff and other orders issued by the
CERC and the SERCs to compile data and
highlight efficiency improvements by
utilities, harmonizing regulation of the
power sector in India and ensuring
information sharing and research to
promote the efficiency, economy and
competition in the Indian power sphere.
6.Distribution licensees under the
Electricity Act are required to establish a
grievance redressal forum to address
issues faced by consumers and nonredressal issues are to be addressed by a
statutory ombudsman who is designated
by the relevant SERC.
In addition to the above, the NIWE has been
established by the MNRE as a research and
development agency focusing on the wind
energy sector in India.22 The Offshore Wind
Policy designates the NIWE as the nodal
agency for development of offshore wind
energy in India which would seek proposals
for development of offshore projects through
ICB route, enter into contracts with project
developers, collect lease with respect to
offshore blocks allocated to developers,
undertaking and coordinating research,
assessment and surveys in the EEZ and
demarcating offshore blocks.
Further, other regulators relevant from the
perspective of offshore wind power
development include the Ministry of
Environment, Forests and Climate Change
20 Id.
21 Notification dated 16th February 2005 issued pursuant to Section 166(2) of the Electricity Act.
22 National Institute of Wind Energy, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, ‘About NIWE’
accessed on 1 February 2022.