The Ministry of Power has written to an appellate tribunal to conduct an enquiry against a Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) member for “proved misbehaviour” and not following provisions of the Electricity Act.
The ministry in a reference to the chairperson of the Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) listed various alleged “instances of transgressions” on DERC’s part.
The Electricity Act, 2003 provides that the power tariff should be cost-reflective and it mandates that the appropriate commission while determining the tariff will be guided by the objective that the tariff progressively reflects the cost of supply of electricity and also reduces cross-subsidies within a specified period, it said.
