History of Indian Power Sector

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From the history to the present, this article will tell you about the development of the Indian power sector started from the 18th century to the 20th century and the future. . . . After the change in reforms in many countries there is a huge difference in the development of the power sector in their respective countries. Initial reforms change over took place in "Argentina Reforms", one of the famous reforms that took place across the world. 

Some of the major changes and developments took place in Indian Power sector history are as follows:

1897: First Hydel Plant

1899: First Steam Plant

1901: Indian Electricity Act

1948: Electricity Supply Act (States empowered with Generation, Transmission & Distribution)

1951: Central Electricity Authority (CEA) formed

1955: State Electricity Board (SEB) and Regional Electricity Board (REB) formed

Note: from 1948 to 1955, integration of district-level power transmission and distribution took

1969: First Nuclear Power Plant, Tarapur, India

1974: Electricity Act amendment was introduced central govt. can be summers

1975: NTPC and NHPC central generators (power units can be stored)

1989: Power Grid Corporation India Limited (PGCIL) formed, before as NTPC

1991: Open to the private sector (policy liberalisation) amendment in Supply Act

1992: IPP announced, creates a roadmap to generating companies (FDI)

2001: Energy Conservation Act

2003: Indian Electricity Act (Bill pass, enacted govt. after bill in parliament)

1996: Orissa Reforms (Privatization, unbundling took place) in generation, transmission & distribution

1997: CERC Act introduced

2002: Electricity Act Bill was introduced in parliament

2002: Delhi Privatization took place

2003: Indian Electricity Act (bill pass, enacted by govt. after bill in parliament)

2005: National Electricity Policy

2006: National Tariff Policy

the above list of policies and regulations will continue for the better development, quality and efficiency in the sector.

Different electricity bodies are formed at state wise to regulate and control the electricity as per the CEA and CERC norms with 100% transparency in the system. the following list are the regulatory commissions, SDAs, SNAs, etc.

Ministries, State Electricity Regulatory Commission and Nodal Agencies of India

These are some of the important links are useful for getting the information about the real notifications and updates from the Government of India, CERC, SERC, ULBs and other State Nodal Agencies which are contributing in various aspects for the development of the Electricity in the India.

The following are the list of Electricity Regulatory Commissions (ERCs) of India with web links:

Ministries and Supporting Government Agencies

Sno.

Ministries

Abbreviation

Web Links

1

Ministry of Power

MOP

powermin.nic.in

2

Ministry of  New and Renewable Energy

MNRE

mnre.gov.in

3

Bureau of Energy Efficiency

BEE

beeindia.gov.in

4

Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency

IREDA

ireda.in

5

Solar Energy Corporation Limited

SECI

seci.co.in

6

Power Finance Corporation Limited

PFC

pfcindia.com

7

Central Electricity Regulatory Commission

CERC

cercind.gov.in

State Electricity Regulatory Commission (SERC)

Sno.

Details of state Regulatory Commission

Abbreviation

Web Links

1

Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission

AERC

aerc.nic.in

2

Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission

APERC

ercap.org

3

Bihar Electricity Regulatory Commission

BERC

berc.co.in

4

Chhattisgarh State Electricity Regulatory Commission

CSERC

cserc.gov.in

5

Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission

DERC

dercind.org

6

Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission

GERC

gercin.org

7

Himachal Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission

HPERC

hperc.nic.in

8

Haryana Electricity Regulatory Commission

HERC

herc.nic.in

9

Jharkhand State Electricity Regulatory Commission

JSERC

jserc.org

10

Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission

(for Goa and UTs)

JERC

jercuts.gov.in

11

Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission

KERC

kerc.org

12

Kerala State Electricity Regulatory Commission

ERCKERALA

 

13

Madhya Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission

MPERC

mperc.org

14

Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission

MERC

mercindia.com

15

Orissa Electricity Regulatory Commission

ORIERC

orierc.org

16

Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission

RERC

rerc.gov.in

17

Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission

TNERC

tnerc.tn.nic.in

18

Telangana State Electricity Regulatory Commission

TSERC

tserc.gov.in

19

Uttrakhand  Electricity Regulatory Commission

UERC

uerc.gov.in

20

Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission

UPERC

uperc.org

21

West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission

WBERC

wberc.net

22

Appellate Tribunal For Electricity

APTEL

aptel.gov.in

23

NLDC REC Mechanism

NLDC

nldc.in/REC.aspx

 State Nodal Agencies (SNAs) / Renewable Energy Department of India

Sno.

State Nodal Agencies

Abbreviation

Web Links

1

New and Renewable Energy Development Cooperation Of Andhra Pradesh

NREDCAP

nredcap.in

2

Arunachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency

APEDA

 

3

Assam Energy Development Agency

AEDA

 

4

Bihar Renewable Energy Development Agency

BREDA

 

5

Chandigarh Renewable Energy, Science & technology Promotion Society

CREST

 

6

Chhattisgarh Renewable Energy Development Agency

CREDA

 

7

Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Management Centre

 

 

8

Goa Energy Development Agency

GEDA

 

9

Gujarat Energy Development Agency

GEDA

 

10

Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency

HREDA

 

11

Himachal Pradesh Energy Development Agency

HIMURJA

 

12

Jammu & Kashmir Energy Development Agency

JAKEDA

 

13

Jharkhand Renewable Energy Development Agency

JREDA

 

14

Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency

KREDA

 

15

Karnataka Renewable Energy Development Agency Limited

KREDL

 

16

Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency

LREDA

 

17

Lakshadweep Electricity Department

LED

 

18

Madhya Pradesh Urja Vikas Nigam Limited

MPUVNL

 

19

Maharashtra Energy Development Agency

MEDA

 

20

Manipur Renewable Energy Development Agency

MANIREDA

 

21

Meghalaya Non – conventional Rural Energy Development Agency

MNREDA

 

22

Nagaland Renewable Energy Development Agency

NREDA

 

23

Odisha Renewable Energy Development Agency

OREDA

 

24

Punjab Energy Development Agency

PEDA

 

25

Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited

RRECL

 

26

Renewable Energy Agency of Pondicherry

REA-P

 

27

Sikkim Renewable Energy Development Agency

SREDA

 

28

Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency

TEDA

 

29

Telangana Renewable Energy Development Corporation

TSREDCO

 

30

Tripura Renewable Energy Development Agency

TREDA

 

31

UP New and Renewable Energy Development Agency

UPNEDA

 

32

Uttrakhand Renewable Energy Development Agency

UREDA

 

33

West Bengal Renewable Energy Development Agency

WBREDA

 

34

Zoram Energy Development Agency

ZEDA

 

 Solar Departments & Associations

Sno.

Solar 

Abbreviation

Web Links

1

National Institute of Solar Energy

NISE

nise.res.in

2

Solar Rooftop Financial Calculator

SRFC

 

3

Forum of Regulators

FoR

forumofregulators.gov.in

4

Solar Energy Society of India

SESI

 

5

Conference on Large Scale Grid Integration of Renewable Energy in India

 

 

6

Renewable Energy Certificate Registry of India

RECRI

 

7

Solar Rooftop Installation Interest Form

 

 

8

SECI Solar Rooftop Interest Form

 

 

 Wind Departments & Associations

Sno.

Wind

Abbreviation

Web Links

1

National Institute of Wind Energy

NIWE

 

  

Note: the article will be updated continuously. . . 

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