Ranchi: Even as the Head of Hemant Head of Hemant Soren began the initiative to focus more on green energy and develop a business model to attract investors, the government was silent on the strengthening of the Jharkhand state electricity regulation commission (JSERC), which was mandated for the Fortialization Tariff for Generator’s power, distributors and completing Conflict related to the electricity sector.
Since January this year, JSERC, the quasi-judicial autonomous body formed based on the Regulation Commission Law, 1998, has died because it does not have a chairman, secretary or member.
The Commission is also responsible for optimal allocation of resources in the electricity sector and encourages sustainable development by promoting renewable sources in power plants.
The source said the head of the chair was empty since June 2020 after the last army period, Arbind Prasad, former IAS from Cadre Bihar, submitted his resignation after corruption allegations.
The position of two members and secretaries also lay empty.
While one member, Ravindra Narayan Singh, completed his term on January 9 this year another member, Pravas Kumar Singh, made office on February 19.
The last person who served in the position of Secretary was Ak Mehta, who retired on July 15, 2019.
After an empty position, they were filled with ad-hoc, but the state law officer Rp.
Nayak had carried out the responsibility of legal and secretaries.
However, there is no official step to refer to or promote anyone to the secretary position since Mehta.
A notification signed by nayak on February 23, 2021, in the capacity of the secretary read that since the position of chairman and empty commission members, the case listed to hear it was postponed until the order further.
Until now, as many as 16 cases that awaited hearing were postponed without limits.
Some of these cases are very important for applicants and respondents.
Applicants are electrical manufacturers such as DVC, JBVNL or consumers of low categories and high voltages.
Application for Determination of Feed-in Tariffs for Sales Solar Power to JBVNL by Farmers / Cooperatives / Panchayats / Other developers who will regulate solar power plants connected with honorable grid-mounts ranging from 0.5MW and 2MW are also delayed since September 30, 2020 .
in the absence of approval of tariffs, JBVNL also not in a position to move forward with the project set up a solar power plant under Kisan Evam Utthan Urja Surakha Mahabhiyan launched by Union Minister for New and renewable energy.
No one in the government was willing to talk about the reason for delays in appointments.
The minister’s chairman, who also holds the Ministry of Energy’s portfolio, is also responsible for the Department of Administrative Reform and Personnel, who is responsible for the appointment.