Draft CEA (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Amendment Regulations 2026

CENTRAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY

NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the …………., 2026 F No. CEA-TH-17/1/2021-TETD

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Whereas public notice advertising the draft of the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Regulation, 2025, was published in six newspaper dailies, as required by sub-section (3) of section 177 of the Electricity Act, 2003, and sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the Electricity (Procedure for Previous Publication) Rules, 2005, for inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby, within the period of forty five days, from the date on which the copies of the said draft regulations were made available to the public; And whereas copy of the public notice as advertised in the newspapers and the said draft regulations were made available to the public on the website of the Central Electricity Authority on 6th Octomber,2025; And whereas the objections and suggestions were received from the public on the said draft regulations were considered by the Central Electricity Authority; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of sub-section (2) of section 177, the Central Electricity Authority hereby makes the following amendments in the Central Electricity Authority (Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines) Regulation, 2022, namely: -

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