Chennai: The Chair of the Minister M K Stalin on Wednesday asked the intervention to urge Prime Minister Narendra Modi for delaying the amendment proposed to the Electricity Law, 2003, given the adverse implications that reached them.
In his letter to the Prime Minister, Stalin said he had learned that the proposed amendment bill planned to delicinate the electricity distribution sector, by introducing the concept of ‘distribution companies’ and considered registration from the distribution company after 60 days.
“This step will provide uncontrolled access to private players to supply power to choose consumers and allow them to use the distribution network of public sector electricity companies that have been arranged.
While the state PSU carries investment expenses in the network, this private company.
Allowed to use things The same is without any investment or responsibility to defend it, “Stalin said.
In addition, the new distribution company will be able to selectively access all high-value customers in a commercially viable area.
“This will give the right to give them the right to choose profitable businesses without social obligations, while the state PSU power utility is left with the power supply liability for consumer subsidized categories and serves the backward / rural areas economically,” he said.
Furthermore, through the proposed amendment and by giving power to the National Load Delivery Center (NLDC) to handle the integrated operation of the power system, optimal electrical scheduling in various states and regions, monitoring grid operations and providing direction to the regional burden and the state of the center Shipping will amount to indirectly control many significant functions of SLDC, discom and state government.
Citing high-penalties proposed, Stalin said it might not deserve to cover a non-fulfillment of renewable purchases (RPO) below section 142, given the availability of renewable power subdued by nature and hence the power utility may not enter a position to reach Rpo for various sincere reasons Like a disorder because of natural disaster.