Resource detail
Title: Electricity (Amendment) Act, 2007
Organization:Ministry of Power, Government of India
Year:2007
In May 2007, the government passed the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2007 recommending amendments to the Electricity Act (EA), 2003. Subsequent to this, it passed the Electricity (Amendment) Act in June 2007. The amendments broadly relate to the term ‘elimination’ that has been omitted in relation to cross-subsidies; captive units will not require a license to supply power to any user; strict action against unauthorized usage of power. Power theft has been recognized as a criminal offence, punishable under Section 173 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
Read more
Read more
