BHUBANESWAR: In a major victory for Odisha Electricity Regulatory Commission (OERC), the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity in a significant ruling has held that Indian Railways is not a deemed distribution licensee as it does not supply electricity to consumers for a price as per provisions of Electricity Act, 2003.
Disposing of a batch of petitions including the appeal of the Indian Railways against the February 25, 2020 order of OERC, ATE chairperson Justice Ramesh Ranganathan and technical member Sandesh Kumar Sharma pronounced the order on February 12, 2024.
