SC to examine if Electricity Act applies to NPCIL Power
Electricity Act
, which regulates generation and distribution of power produced using hydel, thermal and solar energy sources, apply to electricity generated by
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd
(NPCIL) governed under the
Atomic Energy Act
, 1962?
A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and R Mahadevan agreed to examine this question and attempt a harmonised interpretation of the two laws governing the generation and distribution of electricity from conventional sources and the nuclear fission process, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra.
The conflicting views of
Central Electricity Regulatory Commission
(CERC) and Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APTEL) in a dispute between
Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam
(GUVNL) and NPCIL led to the Nigam approaching the SC for adjudication of the question as to who had jurisdiction over regulating power generated by NPCIL.
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