TY - GEN AU - Kumar, Alok AU - Chatterjee, Sushanta TI - Electricity sector in India: policy and regulation SN - 9780198082279 U1 - 333.790954 PY - 2012/// CY - New Delhi PB - Oxford University Press KW - India KW - Electric utilities KW - Energy policy KW - Electric power production KW - Enery management - India N1 - Includes index N2 - Power shortage may very well be one of the major bottlenecks threatening the economic growth of India. Thus power, and particularly electricity, assumes top priority in maintaining a stable growth rate and ensuring energy security. After almost 10 years since the enactment of the Electricity Act, 2003 (a major landmark in second generation reforms), this book reviews the reform process and undertakes a detailed analysis of electricity policy, regulation, and performance, and comprehensively covers power infrastructure and management in India ER -