Letter to BS: Amendments proposed in the Electricity Act are ill-timed

Apropos “Omissions and commissions in Electricity Act” by Somit Dasgupta (April 29), it has been clearly summarised that there is an attempt towards centralisation of power in the draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2020. In the midst of a pandemic, when the economy is paralysed and administration is in the doldrums, the Union Ministry of Power is­­sued a public notice on April 17, detailing drastic changes in the Electricity Act, 2003. It has proposed huge concessions to private sector players for maximising their profit at the cost of the state power utilities and discoms, which are already facing an unprecedented financial