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Electricity Act, 2003 Section 63

Title: Determination of Tariff by Bidding Process

State: Central

Year: 2003

Notwithstanding anything contained in section 62, the Appropriate Commission shall adopt the tariff if such tariff has been determined through transparent process of bidding in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Central Government.

Electricity Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Central

Year: 2003

ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003 An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies, constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. BE it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty-fourth Year of the Republic of India as follows:- SECTION 01: SHORT TITLE, EXTENT AND COMMENCEMENT (1) This Act may be called the Electricity Act, 2003. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification, Appoint: Provided that different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Act and any reference in any such provision to the commencement of this.....

The Electricity Act, 2003 Complete Act

State: Uttarakhand

Year: 2003

.....scheme for the development of any river in any region is in operation, the State Government and the generating company shall co-ordinate their activities with the activities of the person responsible for such scheme in so far as they are inter-related. 9. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act, a person may construct, maintain or operate a captive generating plant and dedicated transmission lines: Provided that the supply of electricity from the captive generating plant through the grid shall be regulated in the same manner as the generating station of a generating company. (2) Every person, who has constructed a captive generating plant and maintains and operates such plant, shall have the right to open access for the purposes of carrying electricity from his captive generating plant to the destination of his use: Provided that such open access shall be subject to availability of adequate transmission facility and such availability of transmission facility shall be determined by the Central Transmission Utility or the State Transmission Utility, as the case may be: Provided further that any dispute regarding the availability of transmission facility.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part VII

Title: Tariff

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....transmission licensees; (b) the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity are conducted on commercial principles; (c) the factors which would encourage competition, efficiency, economical use of the resources, good performance and optimum investments; (d) safeguarding of consumers' interest and at the same time, recovery of the cost of electricity in a reasonable manner; (e) the principles rewarding efficiency in performance; (f) multiyear tariff principles; 1[(g) that the tariff progressively reflects the cost of supply of electricity and also reduces cross-subsidies in the manner specified by the Appropriate Commission;] (h) the promotion of co-generation and generation of electricity from renewable sources of energy; (i) the National Electricity Policy and tariff policy: PROVIDED that the terms and conditions for determination of tariff under the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948, the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998, and the enactments specified in the Schedule as they stood immediately before the appointed date, shall continue to apply for a period of one year or until the terms and conditions for tariff are specified under.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Part IV

Title: Licensing

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....thereunder; or (b) reject the application for reasons to be recorded in writing if such application does not conform to the provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations made thereunder or the provisions of any other law for the time being in force: PROVIDED that no application shall be rejected unless the applicant has been given an opportunity of being heard. (7) The Appropriate Commission shall, immediately after issue of a licence, forward a copy of the licence to the Appropriate Government, Authority, local authority, and to such other person as the Appropriate Commission considers necessary. (8) A licence shall continue to be in force for a period of twenty-five years unless such licence is revoked. Section 16 - Conditions of licence The Appropriate Commission may specify any general or specific conditions which shall apply either to a licensee or class of licensees and such conditions shall be deemed to be conditions of such licence: PROVIDED that the Appropriate Commission shall, within one year from the appointed date, specify any general or specific conditions of licence applicable to the licensees referred to in the first, second, third, fourth.....

Electricity Act, 2003 Section 17

Title: Licensee Not to Do Certain Things

State: Central

Year: 2003

(1) No licensee shall, without prior approval of the Appropriate Commission,-- (a) undertake any transaction to acquire by purchase or takeover or otherwise, the utility of any other licensee; or (b) merge his utility with the utility of any other licensee: PROVIDED that nothing contained in this sub-section shall apply if the utility of the licensee is situate in a State other than the State in which the utility referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) is situate. (2) Every licensee shall, before obtaining the approval under sub-section (1), give not less than one month's notice to every other licensee who transmits or distributes, electricity in the area of such licensee who applies for such approval. (3) No licensee shall at any time assign his licence or transfer his utility, or any part thereof, by sale, lease, exchange or otherwise without the prior approval of the Appropriate Commission. (4) Any agreement relating to any transaction specified in sub-section (1) or sub-section (3), unless made with, the prior approval of the Appropriate Commission, shall be void.

Electricity Act, 2003 Complete Act

Title: Electricity Act, 2003

State: Central

Year: 2003

.....other laws Section176 - Power of Central Government to make rules Section177 - Powers of Authority to make regulations Section178 - Powers of Central Commission to make regulations Section179 - Rules and regulations to be laid before Parliament Section180 - Powers of State Governments to make rules Section181 - Powers of State Commissions to make regulations Section182 - Rules and regulations to be laid before State Legislature Section183 - Power to remove difficulties Section184 - Provisions of Act not to apply in certain cases Section185 - Repeal and saving ScheduleI - SCHEDULE Amending Act1 - ELECTRICITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2003 Amending Act2 - THE ELECTRICITY (AMENDMENT) ACT, 2007