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Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020 - Coggle Diagram
Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2020
Need of the bill
Financial solvency
Poor financial health
Problems of operational inefficiencies
What is the bill about?
Responsibility of RPO shifted to central govt
Adjudication of LDC disputes
Strengthening of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL)
Increased powers to regulatory commissions
Creation of a Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
Increased penalties
Delicensing of power distribution
Issues with the bill
Mandatory qualifications
Electricity is on the concurrent list
Poor state of existing discom network
Entry of private players
Fixing costs of coal and railway freight
Suggestions
Provision of a risk management committee
Rationalization of tariffs
Regulate the cost of coal and railway freight
DBT for better targeting
Reducing AT&C losses
Way forward
Their autonomy should be respected and maintained
Govt should minimize its frequent interventions
It should be built as strong institutions
Empowering Electricity regulatory commissions