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SUMMARY:Renewable Energy related issues in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:Idam Infrastructure Advisory Pvt. Ltd. (Idam Infra) and the Society for Legal & Policy Research (SOLPO Research) are organising a roundtable discussion on the potential implications of the Electricity (Amendment) Bill\, 2022 for India’s transition to renewable energy (RE).   \n\n\n\nIndia has made a commitment to develop 500 GW of non-fossil fuel-based energy capacity and to reduce its estimated emissions by 1 billion tonnes by the year 2030. In the upcoming roundtable\, we will discuss whether the proposed amendments in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill\, 2022 will help the nation achieve its stated goals of energy transition. Other discussion topics will include the integration of RE with new technologies\, as well as the challenges associated with energy storage. The discussion will also have to consider the modifications brought about vide the Energy Conservation (Amendment) Bill\, 2022\, which was approved by the Rajya Sabha on 12th December\, 2022 and gives the Central Government the power to specify a carbon trading scheme as well as a minimum share of non-fossil fuel consumption by designated consumers.
URL:https://solpor.org/events/renewable-energy-related-issues-in-the-electricity-amendment-bill-2022/
LOCATION:Hotel Sahara Star \, Mumbai\, Nehru Road\, Opposite Domestic Airport\, Ville Parle\, Mumbai\, India
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SUMMARY:SOLPO Roundtable Discussion on Electricity (Amendment) Bill\, 2022
DESCRIPTION:SOLPO research is organising a roundtable discussion on “The Electricity (Amendment) Bill\, 2022 and related matters”. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRoundtable Overview \n\n\n\nThe Indian power sector faces a number of challenges\, including\, the poor financial health of distribution licensees as indicated by aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses and burgeoning outstanding dues to power generators\, demand-supply mismatch in domestic coal supplies\, insufficient transmission infrastructure\, grid congestions\, issues relating to open access\, and increasing non-performing assets. Apart from the above\, the integration of renewable energy and new technology\, including challenges relating to energy storage must also be resolved. \n\n\n\nThe Ministry of Power\, Government of India introduced the Electricity (Amendment) Bill\, 2022 (hereinafter\, “the Bill”) in the Lok Sabha on 8th August\, 2022 to further amend the Electricity Act\, 2003. The stated objective of the Bill is to bring fresh reforms in the power sector to address challenges relating to contract enforcement\, payment security mechanism\, energy transition\, and the need to provide choice to consumers. While the Bill intends to strengthen the regulatory and adjudicatory mechanism in the Act and to bring administrative reforms through improved corporate governance of distribution licensees\, these are features that lean towards centralisation of power at the Union / executive level. The Bill also has to be examined in the context of the changes / amendments that are being introduced through executive actions\, such as the Electricity (Late Payment Surcharge and Related Matters) Rules\, 2022\, and the proposed Electricity (Amendment) Rules\, 2022. \n\n\n\nThe roundtable aims to bring about discussion and deliberation on the Electricity (Amendment) Bill\, 2022 and related matters amongst policymakers\, legislators\, industry-leaders\, and opinion-formers of the power sector. The roundtable will explore the following:  \n\n\n\nI. Issues pertaining to Multiple Distribution Licensees \n\n\n\nII. Appointment of Chairperson and Members of Commission \n\n\n\nIII. Power to punish for non-compliance \n\n\n\nIV. Ability to refer disputes to arbitration \n\n\n\nV. Enhanced role of the National Load Despatch Centre \n\n\n\nVI. Grid security issues \n\n\n\nVII. Centralising features of the Bill
URL:https://solpor.org/events/solpo-roundtable-discussion-on-electricity-amendment-bill-2022/
LOCATION:India Habitat Centre\, New Delhi
CATEGORIES:Electricity Law in India
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Water Laws in India
DESCRIPTION:Theme: “India’s water future: Need for a paradigm shift in legal & policy framework”. \nThe Society for Legal and Policy Research (SOLPO Research) is pleased to invite you to a round table discussion on matters of the law\, policy\, and administration concerning the use of water and its other crucial dimensions such as human rights\, human health and social and environmental concerns.  \nJoin us for a conversation with Mr. Upendra Prasad Singh (IAS; Secretary\, Department of Water Resources\, RD & GR\, Government of India)\, Mr. Rajendra Singh (“Waterman of India”; Water conservationist; Chairman\, Tarun Bharat Sangh)\, Dr. Philippe Cullet (Professor of international and environmental law at SOAS University of London; Senior visiting fellow at CPR\, New Delhi) and Mr. K P Bakshi (IAS (Retd.); Former Chairman Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority).  \nModerated by Mr. Sanjay Sen\, Senior Advocate (SOLPO Research) and Mr. Subrat Ratho\, IAS (Retd.) \n Friday\, 09 October 2020 | Time: 5.00 PM IST | On Zoom | Zoom Webinar ID: 935 4542 1036 \nFrom a PC\, Mac\, iPad\, iPhone or Android device: Please click to join https://zoom.us/j/93545421036 \nNote: Password is not required. \n\n\nWebinar Overview \nWater resources management is estimated to be the single largest issue which will dominate the discourse on environmental and natural resources law in the coming decades. India is home to 18 percent of the world population and has only 4 percent of the global water resources. Growing water scarcity and the need to use the available water more efficiently among different sectors creates an urgent need to seriously engage with stakeholders and firm up the existing water-related regulatory structure to deal with India’s crippling water poverty. \nIn our webinar on India’s water future\, you can expect discussions on various issues in the context of distribution\, pricing\, quality\, consumption and conservation of water in India. We would also pay special attention to the agricultural sector and the differential treatment required for other sectors (like energy). We would also like to explore and discuss options of privatization of water distribution in certain areas\, including the need to improve efficiency and quality. \nThe webinar will explore the following: \n\nIs water a good or commodity having economic value? Acceptable and established principles of valuation or pricing of water – Conflict of Public Trust Doctrine with the State’s sovereign right or monopoly power over water and also the creation of economic value and pricing of water. Can there at all be any Private sector participation in the water sector?\nReform and restructuring in delivery of water services – Challenges in providing access to safe water in urban and rural areas.\nIs there a need for a National Water Grid?\nDesign and evaluation parameters for review of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) and Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns (UIDSSMT)\nLegal\, regulatory and policy framework changes concerning water-resource exploitation\, transmission\, delivery\, consumption and conservation – Suitability of the Constitutional division of legislative power relating to water between the Union and the States for the management and conservation of water resources – A National water law – A critique of the existing draft national water acts.\n\nDownload Webinar Booklet from here \n \n\nOur Panellists  \nMr. Upendra Prasad Singh (IAS; Secretary\, Department of Water Resources\, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation\, Government of India)  \nMr. Upendra Prasad Singh is a 1985 batch IAS officer. Mr. Singh currently holds the post of Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources\, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation\, Government of India. He also has the additional charge of CEO of the National Mission for Clean Ganga. He was earlier a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Steel\, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas and CMD\, Oil India Limited. Mr. Singh has also served as Water Resources Principal Secretary in Odisha.  \nMr. Rajendra Singh (“Waterman of India”; Water conservationist; Chairman\, Tarun Bharat Sangh) \nPost-Graduate in Hindi literature Ayurvedic physician Mr. Rajendra Singh is an Indian water conservationist and environmentalist from Alwar district\, Rajasthan. Mr. Singh’s life work has been in building social capacity to solve local water problems through participatory action\, empowerment of women\, linking indigenous know-how with modern scientific and technical approaches and upending traditional patterns of development and resource use. He is the winner of the prestigious 2015 ‘Stockholm Water Prize’. He was conferred the 2001 ‘Ramon Magsaysay Award’ for Community Leadership as well as the 2005 ‘Jamnalal Bajaj Award’ for Application of Science and Technology for Rural Development. Mr. Singh also heads the Rashtriya Jal Biradari\, a national network of organizations working for the restoration of rivers in India. \nDr. Philippe Cullet (Professor of international & environmental law at SOAS University of London; Senior Visiting Fellow\, Centre for Policy Research\, New Delhi) \nDr Philippe Cullet has qualifications in law and development studies from Geneva University\, London (King’s College and SOAS University) and Stanford University. He is also a Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi. His main areas of interest include environmental law\, natural resources\, human rights and the socio-economic aspects of intellectual property. He works on these at the international level and in India. Dr Cullet was the Convenor of the Sub-group on Legal Issues Related to Groundwater Management and Regulation of the Planning Commission of India that prepared the draft Model Bill for the Conservation\, Protection and Regulation of Groundwater\, 2011. In 2015-2017\, he was a member of the committee of the Government of India’s Ministry of Water Resources\, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation drafting the Draft National Water Framework Bill\, 2016 and the Groundwater (Sustainable Management) Bill\, 2017. In 2019\, he became a member of the Group of Experts of the Government of Madhya Pradesh to prepare the Madhya Pradesh Water Strategy\, including drafting the Madhya Pradesh Right to Water (Conservation & Sustainable Use) Act\, 2019. He is currently working on septage management\, water ATMs and farmers’ rights.\n \nMr. K P Bakshi (IAS (Retd.); Former Chairman Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority) \nMr. K. P. Bakshi is a 1982 batch IAS officer. He holds B.Tech (Hons) from IIT\, Kharagpur and MBA (with distinction) from HULL University\, England. His experience spans across domains of Urban Development\, Water Regulations\, Maritime Development\, Human resource planning\, Food Security\, Surveillance & Cyber Security\, Finance & Planning etc. Mr. Bakshi has held various senior positions in the Government – as the Additional Chief Secretary in the Departments of Home\, Planning\, and General Administration; as the Principal Secretary\, Food & Civil Supplies\, C.E.O\, Maharashtra Maritime Board. He has also served as the Municipal Commissioner of cities of Amravati\, Nashik\, and Thane. He was appointed as the Chairman “Godavari River Basin Water Plan Committee”\, Chairman of the “Empowered Committee” for implementing the various recommendations of the Special Investigating Team headed by Dr. M.A. Chitale in 2013\, the “7th Pay Committee for Revision of Pay-scales of the State Government Employees of Maharashtra”. He has also served as the Member Secretary of the “the High-Level Committee on Balanced Regional Development Issues in Maharashtra” set up in 2011 under the chairmanship of Dr.Vijay Kelkar. Mr. Bakshi was the Chairman of the Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority until May 2020.  \n\nThe session will be held online via Zoom. Login Time: 4.45 PM; Webinar Start Time: 5.00 PM\n \nJoin from a PC\, Mac\, iPad\, iPhone or Android device: Please click this URL to join. https://zoom.us/j/93545421036 \nNote: Password is not required.
URL:https://solpor.org/events/webinar-on-water-laws-in-india/
LOCATION:Online Virtual Event
CATEGORIES:Water Laws
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SUMMARY:Webinar on Tribunals in India
DESCRIPTION:Theme: “The Legal Ecosystem of Tribunals and Regulatory Bodies in India” \nThe Society for Legal and Policy Research (SOLPO Research) is pleased to invite you to a round table discussion on Tribunals in India and associated challenges. Join us for a conversation with Mr. C.S. Vaidyanathan (Senior Advocate)\, Mr. V.P. Raja (Former Chairman\, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission) and Mr. Tathagata Satpathy (Editor\, Dharitri Newspaper and Former M.P. (Lok Sabha)). Moderated by Mr. Sanjay Sen (SOLPO Research). \nThe session will be held online via Zoom on July 24\, 2020\, from 04:00 PM India.  \nTo join us\, please click the following link: Join Zoom Seminar on Tribunals\nMeeting ID: 95285239421\nPasscode: 797183 \n\n\n\n\nTribunalisation has been taking place as an effective alternative to traditional Courts in dispute resolution and justice dispensation across the world. India has been no exception to this global trend. Over the years\, Indian Courts have made various observations on the deficiencies that compromise the independence\, competence and functioning of Tribunals. However\, the observation of the Supreme Court in L Chandra Kumar case in 1997 that “unfortunately tribunals have not achieved full independence” continues to gather dust in judicial archives. The need of the hour is to examine and address the legislative\, procedural and institutional flaws that exist in the overall architecture of the Tribunal system in India so that we can honour and strengthen the independence and standards of this parallel branch of the judiciary. \nThe webinar will explore the following: \n\nWhat are the issues affecting institutional and functional independence of Tribunals and regulatory bodies?\nIs it desirable to have more uniformity in administration and appointment scheme across Tribunals? How should this issue be addressed?\nWhether the integration of powers in Tribunals operating in economic areas (sector regulators) is an affront to the doctrine of separation of powers?\nWhat are the issues associated with Tribunals that have direct statutory appeals to the Supreme Court\, thereby bypassing the High Courts?\nWhat are the general principles to guide Tribunalisation in India?\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPanellists: \n\nMr. C.S. Vaidyanathan\, Senior Advocate\, Supreme Court of India\,\nMr. V.P. Raja\, Former Chairman\, Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission\, and\nMr. Tathagata Satpathy\, Editor\, Dharitri newspaper and Former Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha)\n\nModerator: \n\nMr. Sanjay Sen\, Senior Advocate (SOLPO Research)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe session will be held online via Zoom. Login Time: 4.00 PM; Webinar Start Time: 4.15 PM \nTo join us\, please click here: Join Zoom Seminar on Tribunals
URL:https://solpor.org/events/webinar-on-indias-tribunal-system/
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