No regulation without discussion: Power ministry to CERC
NEW DELHI: The power ministry has invoked special powers to issue “policy direction” to the tariff regulator CERC (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission) — an independent body set up under the Electricity Act — to consult it in “detail” while making regulations on the ground that the ministry is “responsible to Parliament and is the most important stakeholder”.
The May 8 directive is the latest in a series of instances where the ministry has invoked Section 107 of the Electricity Act to issue directives. The ministry has issued over adozen such directives under this section since 2018, with as many as five issued in the first five months of 2022 and a few sent this year too.
