Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission:

The Central Government of India appointed Shri Harish Dudani as a Member of the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.

• Central Electricity Regulatory Commission is a statutory bodyestablished by the Government of India under the provisions of the Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998.
• It is the Central Commission for the purposes of the Electricity Act, 2003, which has repealed the ERC Act, 1998.
• The Commission consists of a Chairperson and four other members including the Chairperson, Central Electricity Authority, who is an ex-officio Member of the Commission.
• The Commission intends to promote competition, efficiency and economy in bulk power markets, improve the quality of supply, promote investments, and advise the government on the removal of institutional barriers to bridge the demand-supply gap and thus foster the interests of consumers.
• Functions is to regulate the tariff of generating companies owned or controlled by the Central Government;