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State Electricity Regulatory Commission (India) is an autonomous,statutory and Regulatory body constituted for ensuring generation and distribution of Electricity in States and Union Territories of India. State Electricity Regulatory Commission (India) are formed as per Constitution of India in states and union territories of India by notification in official gazette in accordance with Electricity Regulatory Commissions Act, 1998. The President and other members of State Electricity Regulatory Commission (India) are appointed by State Government.

History and objective

State Electricity Regulatory Commission (India) is formed with the following objectives^[1]:

Acts as a regulator for distribution licensees during the purchase and procurement of electricity by them .

Facilitates during transmission of electricity between different states.

Facilitates issuing of licences to transmission and distribution licensees applicants and electricity traders within the state.

Calculation of generation tariffs during wholesale, bulk or retail production of electricity supply, transmission and wheeling within the state.

Resolve conflicts between the licensees and/or the generating companies.

Integrate state grid codes with the grid code designed by Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) .

Streamlining electricity tariff.

Transparency in designing subsidy related policies.

Promoting environmental policity in matters relating to electricity.

Any other matters connected or incidental with it.

Composition

The Composition of State Electricity Regulatory Commission (India)

1. Chairperson

2. Two members.

Chairperson will be appointed by state Government in consultation with the Chief Justice of state High Court. The eligibility for Chairperson is that he should be serving or served as Judge in any High Court and other members should have good ability,integrity and standing.They should also be proficient experience and expertise knowledge in subjects of accountancy,law,commerce,economics,industry,administration and public affairs and problem solving ability in same.

The Chairperson and members of State Electricity Regulatory Commission (India) are not permitted to hold any other office of profit or any position which is connected with any political party and are also barred from carrying on any business or continuing any profession in any field.