AIPEF demands continuation of electricity boards as per Tribunal judgment
16-Nov-2009
Vinod Kumar Gupta
Bangalore: All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF) has demanded that existing state electricity boards should continue as vertically integrated body and need not be split in view of judgment of Appellate Tribunal for Electricity.

AIPEF held its federal council meeting at Banglore today and was attended by different state constituents from all over the country.

Padamjit Singh Chairman AIPEF said that the tribunal has given a landmark judgment of on July 15 this year ruling that under the Provision of Electricity Act 2003 it is not compulsory or mandatory to unbundled or split up the state Electricity Boards. He was talking after the federal council meeting of federation that was held today.

He said that in view of this judgment the existing integrated state electricity boards must not be split, particularly in case of Punjab, Kerala & TNEB. Further, those electricity boards, which have been split, must be merged and integrated in to one utility covering Generation, Transmission and Distribution.

Shaliender Dubey Secretary General AIPEF demanded that move to give distribution of power in Kanpur and Agra cities of Uttar Pardesh to Torrent on franchise basis must be scrapped. He said

Statement of objects and reasons of Electricity Act-2003 envisages the franchise system only in rural areas but practically the creamy high revenue cities were being given on Distribution Franchise to private parties, which was not in order.

AIPEF resolved that the management of Power Sector must be entrusted to experienced Power Engineers. The practice of deploying bureaucrats and Non-Engineers to Power Sectors at level of MD, CMD should be stopped immediately. Power engineers of experience must manage power Sector.

AIPEF requested the Power Ministry that the new Chairman of Damodar Valley Corporation must be shifted, as he was not given clearance by Central Vigilance Commission.
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