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7.2 Objectives <strong>of</strong> Reform<br />

Synopsis <strong>of</strong> State <strong>Report</strong>s (Vol.-IV)<br />

Study on `Impact <strong>of</strong> Restructuring <strong>of</strong> SEBs’<br />

The State Government declared its Revised Energy Policy in 1999 with a clear<br />

road map for restructuring <strong>of</strong> the State power sector. The objective <strong>of</strong> the<br />

policy was to restore the credit-worthiness <strong>of</strong> the power sector and to create an<br />

environment, which would attract private investments, promote competition<br />

and efficiency and facilitate sustainable development <strong>of</strong> the sector. The main<br />

principle <strong>of</strong> the reform programme was to have commercially operated Utilities<br />

functioning in a competitive and appropriately regulated power market. In this<br />

framework, the State Government declared “UP <strong>Power</strong> Sector Reform Act,<br />

1999”. The mission statement <strong>of</strong> UP power sector restructuring programme<br />

included the following:<br />

• Electricity to be supplied under the most efficient conditions in terms <strong>of</strong><br />

cost and quality to support the economic development <strong>of</strong> the State;<br />

• The power sector would cease to be a burden on the State's finances and<br />

eventually become a net generator <strong>of</strong> financial resources; and<br />

• Protection <strong>of</strong> consumers’ interests.<br />

The power sector reform aimed to achieve the following:<br />

(a) Restructuring <strong>of</strong> UP State Electricity Board by segregating generation,<br />

transmission and distribution functions into autonomous and separately<br />

accountable entities, through transfer <strong>of</strong> assets, liabilities and personnel;<br />

(b) Corporatisation and commercialisation <strong>of</strong> the resultant entities in a phased<br />

manner;<br />

(c) Establishment <strong>of</strong> an independent Regulatory Body;<br />

(d) Promoting private sector participation in power generation and<br />

distribution; and<br />

(e) Rationalisation <strong>of</strong> tariff towards full cost recovery and reduction <strong>of</strong> cross<br />

subsidies.<br />

7.3 Methodology Adopted by the State Government<br />

The Government <strong>of</strong> Uttar Pradesh, vide its Notification dated 14 January 2000,<br />

brought into effect the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Reforms Act, 1999 and the<br />

Uttar Pradesh Electricity Reforms Transfer Scheme, 2000.<br />

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