Power engineers body asks govt not to move electricity bill in ‘haste’

A power sector engineers’ body has asked the government to not introduce the electricity (amendment) bill in the upcoming Monsoon session of Parliament “in haste” and to hold discussions with all the stakeholders on the proposed law.

All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) in a letter to Union Power Minister R K Singh has demanded that the recently-released Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022, should not be introduced in the Monsoon session in haste and should be discussed in detail with power consumers, electricity sector workers and other stakeholders, a statement said.