Generating company and requirement for setting up of generating station
Section 7 of the Electricity Act, 2003 deals with generating company and requirement for setting up of generating station. Any generating company may establish, operate and maintain a generating station without obtaining a licence under this Act if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid referred to in clause (b) of section 73. The Act came into force on 10 Jun 2003.
Any generating company may establish, operate and maintain a generating station without obtaining a licence under this Act if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid referred to in clause (b) of section 73.
Section 7, The Electricity Act, 2003 (Act 36 of 2003).
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Questions about Section 7
What does Section 7 of the Electricity Act deal with?
Section 7 of the Electricity Act is headed "Generating company and requirement for setting up of generating station". Any generating company may establish, operate and maintain a generating station without obtaining a licence under this Act if it complies with the technical standards relating to connectivity with the grid referred to in clause (b) of section 73.
How do I find court cases under Section 7 of the Electricity Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Electricity Act 2003 7, section 7 Electricity Act 2003, section 7 of the Electricity Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 7 of the Electricity Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 73 (Functions and duties of Authority), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Central Electricity Authority (Furnishing of Statistics, Returns & Information) Regulations, 2007 (Hindi) (2007).
When did Section 7 of the Electricity Act come into force?
Section 7 of the Electricity Act, cited as Electricity Act 2003 7, came into force on 10 Jun 2003, having been enacted on 26 May 2003. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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