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THE ELECTRICITY ACT, 2003

[No. 36 OF 2003]

An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution,

trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition therein, protecting interest of consumers and supply of electricity to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of efficient and environmentally benign policies constitution of Central Electricity Authority, Regulatory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal

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2003[No. OF 2003) [26rh May, 2003] An Act to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distributio n, trad ing and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry, promoting competition there in, protecting interest of consumers and supp ly of electric i ty to all areas, rationalisation of electricity tariff, ensuring transparent policies regarding subsidies, promotion of effic i ent and env i ronmentall y be ni gn policies, constitutionofCentral Electricity Authority , R~latory Commissions and establishment of Appellate Tribunal and fo r matters connected th erewith or in cidental thereto.

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and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Be it enacted by Parliament in the Fifty- fourth Year of the Republic of India as

follows: -