(a) to establish, operate and maintain such generating stations and tie-lines, sub-stations and main transmission lines connected therewith, as may be required to be established by the promoting government or promoting governments in relation to the Generating Company;
(b) to operate and maintain in the most efficient and economical manner the generating stations, tie-lines, sub-stations and main transmission lines, assigned to it by the promoting government or promoting governments in co-ordination with the Board or Boards, as the case may be, and the Government or agency having control over the power system, if any, connected therewith; and
(c) to carry out, subject to the provisions of section 21, detailed investigations and prepare schemes, in co-ordination with the Board or Boards, as the casei may be, for establishing generating stations and tie-lines, sub-stations and transmission lines connected therewith, in such manner as may be specified by the Authority,
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of its duties under section 18, the Board shall, until a Generating Company begins to operate in any State, perform the duties of a Generating Company under this section in that State.".
13. For section 20A of the principal Act, the following section shall be substituted, namely: — "20A. The State Government may, in respect of any generating station owned by it (including transmission lines and other works connected therewith) make arrangements with the Board or a Generating Company for its operation and maintenance on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon between the State Government and the Board or the Generating Company, as the case may be.".
14. In section 21 of the principal Act, in the opening paragraph,—
(a) for the words "The Board may", the words "The Board or a Generating Company may" shall be substituted;
Duties of Generating Company, Substitution of new section for section
20A.
Leasing out, etc., of generating stations.
Amendment of section
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(b) for the words "in the opinion off the Board", the words "in the opinion of the Board or the Generating Company, as the case may be," shall be substituted;
(c) the words "and in such manner as the Authority may, from time to time, specify" shall be inserted at the end.
15. After section 26 of the principal Act, the following section shall be inserted, namely: — "26A. (1) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section
(2), nothing in the Indian, Electricity Act, 1910, shall be deemed to require a Generating Company to take out a licence under that Act, or to obtain sanction of the State Government for the purpose of carrying on any of its activities.
(2) Subject to the provisions of this Act, sections 12 to 19 (both inclusive) of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910 and clauses XIV to XVII (both inclusive) of the Schedule thereto, shall, as far as may be, apply in relation to a Generating Company as they apply in relation to a licensee under that Act (hereafter in this section referred to as the licensee) and in particular a Generating Company may, in connection with the performance of its duties, exercise—
(a) all or any of the powers conferred on a licensee by subsection (1) of section 12 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, as if—
(i) the reference therein to licensee were a reference to the Generating Company;
(ii) the reference to the terms and conditions of licence were a reference to the provisions of this Act and to) the articles of association of the Generating Company; and (Hi) the reference to the area of supply were a reference to the area specified under sub-section (3) of section 15A in relation to the Generating Company;
(b) all or any of the powers conferred on a licensee by subsection (1) of section 14 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, as if—
(i) the references therein to licensee were references to the Generating Company; and
(il) the Generating Company had the powers of a licensee under the said Act.
(3) The provisions of section 30 of the Indian Electricity Act, 1910, shall not apply to the transmiwion or UM of energy by a Generating Company.
(4) For tha ramoval of doubts, It ia hereby daclarad that MtftionJ 81 to 84 (both inclusive) of the Indian Electricity Act, 191*), shall apply to a Generating Company.", IB. In section H7 of the principal Act; fdr the Wards 'The Be)afd;), the Words "The Board or a Generating Company" shall be1 substituted 9 of 1910.
9 of 1910.
9 of 1910.
9 of 1910.
Oof 1010.
9 Of 1010.
Insertion of new section
26A.
Applicability of the provisions of Act 9 of 1910 to Generating Company.
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17. In Chapter V of the principal Act, for the heading, the following heading shall be substituted, namely:—- "THE WORKS AND TRADING PROCEDURE OF THE BOARD AND THE GENERATING COMPANY".