Grid Se Ghar Tak is a training series by CEEP, in collaboration with RERC, to educate Rajasthan's electricity consumers on governance, rights, and responsibilities while fostering active participation in shaping a robust and consumer-focused power sector. The inaugural workshop happened in February 2023, and introduced the electricity sector, its challenges, policies, and citizen engagement to 46 participants, attending both in-person and virtually.
This training series is a consumer-centric initiative supported by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission, Jaipur (RERC) and facilitated by the Centre for Energy, Environment & People (CEEP). It aims to empower individuals and social organisations in Rajasthan to actively participate in shaping the legal, policy, and regulatory landscape of the power sector.
The series intends to educate electricity consumers in Rajasthan on electricity governance, their rights and responsibilities, and how they can contribute to making the sector financially and technically sound. The various workshops in the series cover topics of consumer significance, including understanding electricity bills, metering, electricity safety, and determining electricity tariffs to name a few.
The first workshop offered an introduction to the electricity sector and an overview of its operation and planning challenges. It provided a comprehensive overview of electricity concepts and the power sector landscape in India, including policies, key institutions, the role of state regulatory commissions, and various aspects of power sector planning and citizen engagement. The workshop was conducted in a hybrid mode, with 19 persons present at RERC headquarters in Jaipur and 27 joining virtually.
Grid Se Ghar Tak is a training series by CEEP, in collaboration with RERC, to educate Rajasthan's electricity consumers on governance, rights, and responsibilities while fostering active participation in shaping a robust and consumer-focused power sector. The inaugural workshop happened in February 2023, and introduced the electricity sector, its challenges, policies, and citizen engagement to 46 participants, attending both in-person and virtually.
This training series is a consumer-centric initiative supported by the Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission, Jaipur (RERC) and facilitated by the Centre for Energy, Environment & People (CEEP). It aims to empower individuals and social organisations in Rajasthan to actively participate in shaping the legal, policy, and regulatory landscape of the power sector.
The series intends to educate electricity consumers in Rajasthan on electricity governance, their rights and responsibilities, and how they can contribute to making the sector financially and technically sound. The various workshops in the series cover topics of consumer significance, including understanding electricity bills, metering, electricity safety, and determining electricity tariffs to name a few.
The first workshop offered an introduction to the electricity sector and an overview of its operation and planning challenges. It provided a comprehensive overview of electricity concepts and the power sector landscape in India, including policies, key institutions, the role of state regulatory commissions, and various aspects of power sector planning and citizen engagement. The workshop was conducted in a hybrid mode, with 19 persons present at RERC headquarters in Jaipur and 27 joining virtually.
Simran Grover is the founder and CEO of the Centre for Energy, Environment, and People (CEEP), an initiative for energy equity and climate justice. The initiative is amongst the very few sub-national focused organisations in the country - enabling inclusion of diverse and marginal voices and meaningful action. He has substantive experience in the domains of renewable energy, power sector, applied research, and entrepreneurship. Currently, he leads critical work in just energy transition and power sector reforms, with emphasis on coalition building and collective action. He consistently writes on governance issues in the domain of electricity sector, energy transition, environment, and labour rights.
Anshuman, an engineer-turned-public policy researcher, is the co-founder of the Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP). Drawing on extensive experience in the power sector, he specialises in regulatory economics, utility operations, and decarbonisation strategies. His work focuses on sectoral governance reforms, energy transition complexities, and institutional transformation, striving for the integration of economic growth with energy equity, justice, and sustainability. Anshuman envisions a governance framework rooted in humanitarian values that prioritises the voices of the most vulnerable.
Simran Grover is the founder and CEO of the Centre for Energy, Environment, and People (CEEP), an initiative for energy equity and climate justice. The initiative is amongst the very few sub-national focused organisations in the country - enabling inclusion of diverse and marginal voices and meaningful action. He has substantive experience in the domains of renewable energy, power sector, applied research, and entrepreneurship. Currently, he leads critical work in just energy transition and power sector reforms, with emphasis on coalition building and collective action. He consistently writes on governance issues in the domain of electricity sector, energy transition, environment, and labour rights.
Anshuman, an engineer-turned-public policy researcher, is the co-founder of the Centre for Energy and Environmental Policy (CEEP). Drawing on extensive experience in the power sector, he specialises in regulatory economics, utility operations, and decarbonisation strategies. His work focuses on sectoral governance reforms, energy transition complexities, and institutional transformation, striving for the integration of economic growth with energy equity, justice, and sustainability. Anshuman envisions a governance framework rooted in humanitarian values that prioritises the voices of the most vulnerable.
Date: 17 Feb, 2023
Time: 11:00 AM - 1:15 PM
Venue: Conference Hall, 4th Floor, Rajasthan Electricity Regulatory Commission, Jaipur
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 11:00-11:05 | Welcome remarks | Sh. Simran Grover, Bask Research |
| 11:05-11:15 | Program inauguration | Chairman / Director, RERC |
| 11:15-11:25 | Program overview | Sh. Lalit Pandey, Bask Research |
| 11:25-11:40 | Electricity Concepts - Electricity as an essential service a. Variability and grid management; demand complexities and planning challenges, emerging landscape and challenges b. Key infrastructure elements - Generation, Transmission, Distribution; Planning; Cost correlation with all 3 | Sh. Simran Grover, Bask Research |
| 11:40-12:00 | Power Sector Landscape - a. Electricity Act 2003: introduce key provisions, objectives, and institutions b. Power sector policy landscape - key policies c. Key institutions and their role d. Power sector investments and recovery; SML forecasting, procurement and contracting mechanism | Sh. Anshuman Gothwal, Bask Research |
| 12:00:12:15 | Q&A and Warm-up Exercise | |
| 12:15-12:30 | Power Sector Planning - 1. What do we plan for? 2. How do we plan? - forecasting, regulatory approvals 3. Challenges in planning 4. Implications of planning inefficiencies | Sh. Simran Grover, Bask Research |
| 12:30-12:45 | Role of Regulator - 1. Role (as per act) 2. Functions 3. Key rules and regulations | Sh. Anshuman Gothwal, Bask Research |
| 12:45-13:05 | How can citizens engage with the sector? | Moderator: Sh. Anshuman Gothwal, Bask Research |
| 13:05-13:15 | Way Forward and Closing Remarks | Sh. Himanshu Khurana, RERC |
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