Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

State Reports (Vol.-III)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
be funded, among other things, by electricity duty @ 5 paise per unit and a
special charge on the bulk supply tariff/transmission tariff subject to approval
of the Regulatory Commission. If there was any shortfall, it would be made
good by the Government of Assam. The Scheme, therefore, assured the
employees that their future pensionary and other benefits would not be affected
by their employment with the new entities. The Government of Assam
constituted an independent Selection Committee for appointment of managing
directors and part-time directors of APGCL, AEGCL and DISCOMs. As per
the recommendations of the Selection Committee, the names of managing
directors of the company were notified in February 2005 and those of part-time
directors in May 2005. On 31 May 2005, ASEB transferred the existing
employees who had opted for the five new companies.
3.8 A novel feature of the restructuring of the power sector in Assam is that the
ASEB has been retained to carry out the function of bulk purchase of electricity
from the generating companies including APGCL and supplying electricity in
bulk to the DISCOMs. The implementation and coordination of the projects
supported by ADB and through APDRP also continue to be with ASEB. The
investments made in the new entities also vest with ASEB. It functions like a
holding company and Chairman of ASEB is also the chairman of the new
entities. Under Section 172(a) of the EA, 2003, the Government of Assam
authorised ASEB to continue as a trading licensee for a further period of six
months from 9 December 2005 to 9 June 2006 to enable the Board to continue
with the bulk purchase and bulk supply of electricity. The Government of
Assam, vide Order dated 16 August 2005, also issued formal orders to give
effect to the reorganisation of ASEB and the finalisation of the provisional
transfer.
4 ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION
The Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission was established in September
2001 with a single Member. The State Government constituted the AERC as a
multi-member Commission with a Chairperson and two Members in February
2005. The Commission has issued tariff orders for the periods 2002-03, 2003-
04, 2004-05 and 2005-06. The Commission has notified 16 Regulations as per
the EA, 2003. Utilities have already filed Tariff Petitions before the
Commission for 2006-07.
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