New Delhi: Does the Electricity Act, which controls the generation and distribution of electricity produced using hydel, thermal and solar power sources, applies to the electricity generated by the Atomic Energy Corporation Limited (NPCIL), governed under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962?A bench of Justices PS Narasimha and R Mahadan agreed to check this question and attempt to attempt to an attempt to harmonize two laws that control the distribution of electricity from traditional sources and nuclear fragmentation process.The conflicting views of the Central Power Regulatory Commission (CERC) and Appellate Tribunal for Electricity (APtel) in a dispute between Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam (GUVNL) and NPCIL led the Nigam to reach the SC for a question that rules the power generated by NPCIL.
