The electricity reforms were initiated in India with the objective of promoting competition in the electricity market. In order to promote competition, the Electricity Act 2003 was enacted and various policy initiatives were taken by the Government of India. Central Electricity Regulatory...

Purpose – To achieve the mission of “Affordable Power to All” by 2012, the development of Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) has been identified as a major thrust area by the Government of India. The purpose of this paper is to study and analyse the UMPPs framework with reference to...