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National Electricity Policy

By:Rakesh Kumar 10th Batch

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 In compliance with section 3 of the Electricity Act 2003 the

Central Government has notified the National Electricity Policyon 12 Fer!ary 200"#

$he National Electricity Policy aims at layin% %!idelines for accelerated development of the power

sector&  providin% s!pply of electricity to all areas   and protectin% interests of cons!mers and other sta'eholders

'eepin% in view availaility of ener%y reso!rces&  technolo%y availale to e(ploit these reso!rces& economics of %eneration !sin% different reso!rces& and ener%y

sec!rity iss!es#

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$he National Electricity Policy has een evolved in cons!ltationwith)

*tate Governments&

Central Electricity A!thority +CEA,&

Central Electricity -e%!latory Commission +CE-C, and othersta'eholders#

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Objectives

 Access to Electricity . Availale for all ho!seholds in ne(t five years Availaility of Power . /emand to e f!lly met y 2012# Ener%y and

pea'in% shorta%es to e overcome and ade!ate spinnin% reserve

to e availale#

*!pply of -eliale and !ality Power of specified standards in an

efficient manner and at reasonale rates# Per capita availaility of electricity to e increased to over 1000 !nits

y 2012#

inim!m lifeline cons!mption of 1 !nitho!seholdday as a merit

%ood y year 2012#

Financial $!rnaro!nd and Commercial 4iaility of Electricity *ector# Protection of cons!mers5 interests#

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CEA to notify first National Electricity Plan in si( months with a

perspective !pto 12th Plan period# $he Plan prepared y CEA toe !sed y prospective %eneratin% companies& transmission

!tilities and transmissiondistri!tion licensees# as a reference

doc!ment#

/evelopment of r!ral electrification /istri!tion ac'one& villa%e

electrification& ho!sehold electrification to achieve the NCPtar%et of completin% ho!sehold electrification in ne(t five years#

  Financial s!pport in terms of capital s!sidy to *tates for r!ral

electrification# -EC to e nodal a%ency for r!ral electrification at

Central Govt# level#

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Creation of ade!ate %eneration capacity with a spinnin%

reserve of at least "6 y 2012F!ll development of hydro potential# Provision of lon% tenor

finance for these pro7ects#

Choice of f!el thermal %eneration to e ased on economics of

%eneration and s!pply of electricity#

 /evelopment of National Grid#

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 Cost of recovery of service form cons!mers at tariff reflectin%

efficient costs to ens!re financial viaility of the sector# Provision of s!pport to lifeline cons!mers +ho!seholds elow

poverty line havin% cons!mption of 30 !nits per month, in termsof tariffs#

 Availaility ased tariff +A8$, to e e(tended to *tate level foretter %rid discipline thro!%h economic si%nalin%

*pecial emphasis on time o!nd red!ction of transmission anddistri!tion losses#

eas!res to promote competition aimed at cons!mer enefits#  -eliaility and !ality of power s!pply to e monitored y *tate

Electricity -e%!latory Commissions#

E(ploitation of non.conventional ener%y so!rces s!ch as smallhydro& solar& iomass and wind for additional power %enerationcapacity#

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