Karnataka Electricity Reform Act, 1999 (No. 25 of 1999). Pays/Territoire Inde Sous-division territoriale Karnataka Type du document Législation Date 1999 (2004) Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Énergie Mot clé Conservation de l'énergie/production de l'énergie Planification environnementale Institution Procédures judiciaires/procédures administratives Commerce/industrie/sociétés Autorisation/permis Questions de procédures Politique/planification Aire géographique Asie, Asie et Pacifique, Océan Indien, Mer de l'Asie du Sud-Est, Asie du Sud Entry into force notes This Act shall be deemed to enter into force on 1 June 1999. Résumé The Act establishes the constitution of an Electricity Regulatory Commission for the State of Karnataka to provide for the restructuring of the electricity industry in the State. It aims at performing the following activities: to corporate the Karnataka Electricity Board and rationalise the generation, transmission, distribution and supply of electricity in the State; to provide for avenues for participation of private sector entrepreneurs in the electricity industry in the State and generally for taking measures conducive to the development and management of the electricity industry in the State in an efficient, economic and competitive manner to provide reliable quality power and to protect the interest of the consumer including vesting in the Commission the powers to regulate the activities of the power sector in the State. The Act also contains provisions on the re-organisation of the Karnataka Electricity Board and the transfer of board's functions, properties, liabilities, etc. to the Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation to be set up by the State Government. Additionally, the Act lays down the process for obtaining the license for the transmission and supply of electricity in the State. Texte intégral Anglais Site web www.lawsofindia.org