Centre’s draft electricity rules overrides state, regulators’ jurisdiction, say CERC, WB govt

The West Bengal government has objected to the Union power ministry’s proposed rules for a late payment surcharge on electricity, terming it the Centre’s attempt to intrude into the jurisdiction of the state and the regulatory commission.

The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) has virtually termed the rules, null, saying that “rules must be made to enable legislation” of the Electricity Act (EA) 2003.