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Following an exertion by Tata Power Company Limited (TPCL) seeking a parallel organisation licence successful 15 districts of the State from Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC), the Federation of Karnataka Farmers’ Organisation formally registered their objections with KERC connected Monday.
In their memorandum, they person raised objections against allowing backstage players to run successful the energy organisation assemblage successful the State. Kurubur Shantha Kumar, president of the federation, said, “We person asked KERC officials to cull the exertion filed by the Tata Power Company. They are based successful Mumbai and don’t person their ain organisation strategy successful the State. In specified a situation, however tin they use for a licence? In their petition, they person not clarified however the institution volition supply prime work and businesslike management.”
“There is nary nationalist involvement successful allowing backstage players to operate. As per Section 14 of the Electricity Act 2003, immoderate idiosyncratic oregon institution indispensable person their ain energy organisation network. It is 1 of the prerequisites for the institution to use for a licence. The Tata Power Company, without having immoderate specified organisation network, is liable to beryllium rejected,” helium said.
A fewer days ago, the Karnataka Electricity Consumers Association had besides submitted their objections to the KERC, seeking rejection of TPCL’s application. Similarly, the Karnataka Power Employees’ Union has launched a 30-day run against the introduction of a backstage subordinate successful the organisation sector.
