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New Electricity Bill: End to subsidised power, distribution overhauled

On the cards: Private power distribution franchisees, new Electricity Contract Enforcement Authority for resolution of disputes relating of contracts for sale and purchase of power

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The Bill has also noted that cross-subsidy and surcharges levied on industrial consumers should be reduced

Shreya Jai New Delhi
In a bid to initiate reforms in the power sector, the government on Friday made public the draft Electricity Bill, 2020, which seeks to remove subsidised electricity rates, cross-subsidy, complex tariff structure and strengthening regulators, among other things.
 
The Bill proposes an overhaul of the power distribution sector, which is currently the weak link in the supply chain. It also proposes a franchisee model in private power distribution.
 
Stakeholders have been asked to give comments on the draft within three weeks.
 
Regarding subsidised power rates, the provision of power tariff determination has been revised in the Bill and it asks

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