Jharkhand SERC (Guidelines for establishment of forum for redressal of Grievances of the Consumers Electricity Ombudsman and Consumer Advocacy )(First amendment), Regulations, 2022

The amendment provides that a Complainant, distribution licensee or any other person who is a party to any proceedings before the Forum may either appear in person or authorize any person who may be an Advocate (within the meaning of the Advocates Act, 1961) to present his/ her case before the Forum and to do all or any of the acts for the purpose.

The Energy Conservation (Energy Consumption Norms and Standards for Designated Consumers, Form, Time within which, and Manner of Preparation and Implementation of Scheme, Procedure for Issue or purchase of Energy Savings Certificate and Value of Per Metric Ton of Oil Equivalent of Energy Consumed) Amendment Rules, 2022.

Through this amendment, the definition for the term “floor price “has been inserted which means the minimum price at which the Energy Savings Certificate shall be traded in power exchanges.

The Bureau of Energy Efficiency (Particulars and Manner of their Display on Labels of Light Commercial Air Conditioners) Draft Regulations, 2022.

No star label shall be affixed on a light commercial air conditioner without obtaining the prior permission of the Bureau. For the purposes of obtaining permission of the Bureau, every brand shall be registered separately, accompanied by a label security fee of one lakh rupees, payable by any acceptable electronic mode of payment: Provided that in case of small scale industry, the label security fee shall be twenty five thousand rupees only.