
 Union of India - Act
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 The Central Electricity Authority Rules, 1977
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 UNION OF INDIA
   
 India
 
 The Central Electricity Authority Rules, 1977
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 Rule THE-CENTRAL-ELECTRICITY-AUTHORITY-RULES-1977 of 1977
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* Published on 23 November 1977
* Commenced on 23 November 1977
 The Central Electricity Authority Rules, 1977
 
 Published vide G.S.R. 1662, dated 23.11.1977, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(i) , dated 10.12.1977.
 
### 9. /496
 
 In exercise of the powers conferred by section 4-B of the Electricity (Supply)  Act, 1948 (
 54 of 1948 
 ), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:-
 
### 1. Short title and commencement .-(1)  These rules may be called The Central Electricity Authority Rules, 1977.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publications in the Official Gazette.
 
### 2. Definitions .-In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) "Act" means the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948 (
 54 of 1948 
 );
 
(b) "Authority" means the Central Electricity Authority constituted under section 3;
 
(c) "section" means a section of the Act.
 
### 3. Functions and duties of the Authority .-In addition to the functions and duties mentioned in particular in sub-section (1)  of section 3, the functions to be exercised and the duties to be performed by the Authority shall be the following, namely:-
(a) co-ordination of research and development in the power engineering field;
 
(b) evaluation of the financial performance of the State Electricity Branch constituted under section 5 and undertaking of studies concerning the economic and commercial aspects of the power industry as well as analysis of the tariff structure in the power industry;
 
(c) techno-economic appraisal of power projects;
 
(d) promotion of inter-State and joint sector power projects.
 
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