Section Text
1) Appropriate
Government may specify that a generating company shall, in extraordinary
circumstances operate and maintain any generating station in accordance with
the directions of that Government.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this section, the expression “extraordinary
circumstances” means circumstances arising out of threat to security of the
State, public order or a natural calamity or such other circumstances arising in
the public interest.
(2) The Appropriate Commission may offset the adverse financial impact of
the directions referred to in sub-section (1) on any generating company in such
manner as it considers appropriate.
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The Electricity Act, 2003
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