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Home / Resource / National Electricity Policy (NEP)

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National Electricity Policy (NEP)

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Date: 11 Feb, 2005
Author: Ministry of Power
Country: India
Subject: Energy, Policies and Plans
Type: Policies, Regulations, Action Plans

NEP aims at the following: (1) Access to Electricity – Available for all households in next five years (2) Availability of Power – Demand to be fully met by 2012. Energy and peaking shortages to be overcome and adequate spinning reserve to be available. (3) Supply of Reliable and Quality Power of specified standards in an efficient manner and at reasonable rates. (4) Per capita availability of electricity to be increased to over 1000 units by 2012. (5) Minimum lifeline consumption of 1 unit/household/day as a merit good by year 2012. (6) Financial Turnaround and Commercial Viability of Electricity Sector (7) Protection of consumers’ interests. Provisions in the NEP dictate states to take active measures to promote use of renewable energy e.g. competition to reduce capital costs of RE projects, implementation of Renewable Purchase Obligations (RPOs) at the state level and promoting cogeneration in industries like sugar.
Source: http://www.powermin.nic.in/whats_new/national_electricity_policy.htm

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