Duties of Generating Company

(1) Subject to the provisions of the Act, a Generating Company shall be charged with the following duties, namely: (a) To establish, operate and maintain such generating stations and the lines, sub-stations and main transmission lines connected therewith, as may be required to be established by the competent Government or Governments in relation to the Generating Company; (b) To operate and maintain in the most efficient and economical manner the generating stations, tie-lines, sub-stations and main transmission lines, assigned to it by the competent Government or Governments in co-ordination with the Board or Boards, as the case may be, and the Government or agency having control over the power system, if any connected therewith, and (c) To carry out subject to the provisions of Sec. 21, detailed investigations and prepare schemes, in co-ordination with the Board or Boards, as the case may be, for establishing generating stations and tie-lines, sub-stations and transmission lines connected therewith, in such manner as may be specified by the Authority. (2) Without prejudice to the generality of its duties under Sec. 18, the Board shall, until a generating Company begins to operate in any State, perform the duties of a Generating Company under this section in that State.