Govt likely to introduce Electricity Amendment Bill in ongoing session
NEW DELHI : The government is likely to introduce the Electricity Amendment Bill 2021, which seeks to enable power consumers to choose from multiple service providers as in the case of telecom services, in the ongoing session of Parliament.
A proposal to seek the Cabinet approval for the Electricity (Amendment) Bill 2021 was circulated in January this year and the draft law can be introduced in Parliament in the ongoing Budget session itself, a source said.
The bill seeks to de-license power distribution to reduce entry barriers for private players for creating competition in the segment, which would ultimately enable consumers to choose one from multiple service providers. At present either state-run or private, power distribution utilities are monopolies and consumers have no option but to get electricity supply from one service provider available in an area of operation.
