Over the last couple of decades, there has been a concerted push by the Government to enhance India’s renewable energy capacity. With the focus to gradually shift from fossil fuel to clean energy fo...
Published On: 25/01/2021
Practice Area: Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources
Authors:
Sabrina Afroze
The Central Government in the exercise of its powers conferred under Section 176 of the Electricity Act, 2003 has issued the Electricity (Rights of Consumers) Rules, 2020 (“Rights of Consumers Rules”) through a notification dated December 31, 2020. The Rights of Consumers Rules have been issued with an aim to ensure quality delivery of consumer services by laying down the rights of the electricity consumers to minimum standards of quality for the very first time. Under the Rights of Consumers Rules, various provisions have been introduced in relation to metering, billing, and payment, disconnection and reconnection and standards of performance for distribution licensees, etc.
