Engineers body AIPEF demands discussion on proposed electricity bill

New Delhi, Sep 29 (PIT) All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded detailed discussion on draft Electricity Amendment Bill saying the government intends to privatise the power sector in the name of giving more rights or facilities to consumers.
The government has been pitching separation of carriage and content businesses in the power distribution, which would eventually facilitate consumers to switch service providers as they do in case of mobile telephone service.

“AIPEF has noted with concern that the power ministry is drafting a new Electricity Act to replace the existing Electricity Act 2003 and demands that government of India should discuss the proposed amendments in detail with power engineers and employees before issuing the draft bill for comments of all stakeholders,” an AIPEF statement said.