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Elimination of licensing for setting up a generating station, subject to compliance with technical standards. This excludes Hydro-Electric power station |
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Removal of captive power plants from the ambit of licensing and other permissions |
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Provision for issuing more than one license for transmission and distribution in the same geographical area. |
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Provision of ‘Open Access’ with respect to transmission for all generators (subject to technical constraints) |
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Introduction of a spot market for bulk electricity |
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Unbundling of the SEBs on the basis of functions (Generation, Transmission and Distribution) |
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Compulsory metering of all consumers in order to improve accountability |
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State Governments will have the freedom to decide the sequence and phases of restructuring, and also retain the integrated structure of the SEB for a limited period. |
