India's power sector might be in for a big change. A proposed electricity bill of the Union government will free power generation from licensing and change the status of the state electricity boards (SEBs) into one or more companies within a year. Discussions regarding the proposed bill are being held between the government and the labour ministry ( Down To Earth , Vol 9, No 13).
If the bill is passed, new electricity generation projects would not require
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