The chapter covers the legal and policy framework under the Electricity Act, 2003, the roles of central and state regulators, licensing requirements for generation, transmission, and distribution, tariff-setting principles, renewable energy promotion, climate commitments, storage solutions, and emerging trends like battery storage, carbon markets, and nuclear energy expansion. It also explains regulatory authorities, competition rules, cross-border electricity trade, and recent developments shaping India’s power sector.
The chapter was authored by Abhishek Munot and Kunal Kaul, Partners; Samikrith Rao Puskuri, Senior Associate; and Reet Nagpal, Junior Associate, was published in Lexology.
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Abhishek is a part of Disputes group of JSA and anchors the Regulatory Practice of JSA in Western India. Abhishek handles sector specific commercial litigation, arbitration constitutional & administrative law litigation and regulatory proceedings before statutory authorities, tribunals and courts.