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to optimize resource utilization with a
view on providing reliable and affordable
power to consumers, identification of
standards for the construction of plants
and transmission lines and the connectivity to the grid, safety requirements and
grid standards as well as setting out the
conditions for metering. 25 The CEA is also
tasked with supporting the MOP for the
implementation of schemes and initiatives for enhancing the electricity system.
(b) Electricity Regulatory Commissions have
been established to regulate tariffs, the
transmission of electricity and to grant
licenses in relation to the transmission.
These commissions are also responsible for advising the Indian Government
in terms of electricity and tariff policy
formulation. The Central Electricity
Regulatory Commission ("CERC") is
established at a federal level and governs
the inter-state supply and transmission
of power while at each state; there are
SERCs whose roles are limited to the above functions with respect to the supply
and transmission of power within the
relevant state. Decisions of the Electricity
Regulatory Commissions may be appealed before the Appellate Authority for
Electricity ("APTEL") which, in addition to
such appellate authority, is also vested
with powers of original jurisdiction to
consider petitions and to issue directions to the relevant Electricity Regulatory
Commissions. 26
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(c) Transmission utilities have been established at the federal and state level.
The Central Transmission Utility ("CTU")
is responsible for the transmission
of electricity through the inter-state
transmission system and the planning
and coordination 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.
(d) The National Load Despatch 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 organized
at state-level to ensure integrated operations of the power system at state-level. 27
25 Section 73, Electricity Act.
26 Ministry of Power, Government of India, ‘Statutory Bodies’,
accessed on 21 April 2023.
27 Id.
