{"id":373426,"date":"2026-01-22T10:30:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=373426"},"modified":"2026-01-22T11:15:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T05:45:30","slug":"draft-national-electricity-policy-2026-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2026\/01\/22\/draft-national-electricity-policy-2026-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Reimagining India&#8217;s Power Toward Viksit Bharat @2047: Ministry of Power releases Draft National Electricity Policy 2026 for public consultation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify; line-height: 150%;\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">On 20-1-2026, the Ministry of Power issued the draft of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Electricity Policy (NEP) 2026<\/span>, introducing a framework that ensures reliable affordable and sustainable electricity supply. It aims to bring transformation to power sector aligning with the vision of <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viksit Bharat @2047<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">This Draft policy invites suggestions from stakeholders before 19-2-2026, which can be submitted at <a href=\"mailto:rr1-mop@gov.in\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">rr1-mop@gov.in<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Background:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">The <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">first National Electricity Policy<\/span> was introduced in 2005 when power sector faced fundamental challenges such as demand&#8212;supply deficits, low access to electricity, insufficient private participation, and underdeveloped infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Since then, following transformations were noted:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Installed generation capacity has <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">increased fourfold<\/span>, driven significantly by private sector participation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Universal electrification<\/span> was achieved in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">March 2021<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">unified national grid<\/span> became operational in <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">December 2013<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Per capita electricity consumption rose to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">1,460 kWh in 2024&#8212;25<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Power exchanges and markets evolved, enhancing efficiency and procurement flexibility.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>However, despite these achievements, persistent systemic issues remain related to distribution segment. DISCOMs continued to face:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>High accumulated losses and debt<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Tariffs that are often non-cost-reflective<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 3%;\">Heavy cross-subsidisation leading to <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">elevated industrial tariffs<\/span>, affecting global competitiveness<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In response to deal with these backdrops Power Ministry has drafted <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">NEP 2026<\/span> which aims to achieve the set milestones to sustain growth and ensure long-term sustainability:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Per capita electricity consumption:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#9675; 2,000 kWh by 2030<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#9675; 4,000+ kWh by 2047<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Climate alignment:<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt;\">&#9675; 45% reduction in emissions intensity from 2005 levels by 2030<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; margin-bottom: 3%;\">&#9675; Net-zero emissions by 2070<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Key Takeaways of National Electricity Policy:<\/h3>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: decimal;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Electricity Policy<\/span> is introduced in compliance with <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Electricity Act 2003<\/span>, replacing the earlier <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">National Electricity Policy of 2005<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>To ensure planned and reliable capacity expansion:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>DISCOMs and SLDCs will prepare utility- and state-level Resource Adequacy (&#8216;RA&#8217;) plans under State Commission regulations.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The Central Electricity Authority (&#8216;CEA&#8217;) will consolidate these into a national RA plan.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The draft emphasizes restoring the sector&#8217;s financial health:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Indexed tariffs with automatic annual revisions where State Commissions delay orders.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Progressive recovery of fixed costs through demand charges to reduce cross-subsidisation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Exemption from cross-subsidies and surcharges for manufacturing industries, railways, and metro rail to boost competitiveness.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Regulatory Commissions may exempt distribution licensees from Universal Service Obligation for consumers with contracted load \u00e2\u2030\u00a5 1 MW.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Strengthening dispute resolution mechanisms to reduce burdens on regulators and consumers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>To accelerate India&#8217;s clean energy transition:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Renewable Energy<\/span> (&#8216;RE&#8217;) capacity addition via market-based mechanisms and support for captive RE projects.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Storage installation by distribution licensees on behalf of small consumers to leverage economies of scale; bulk consumers may install their own storage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Allowing peer-to-peer (P2P) trading of surplus DRE energy and storage through aggregators.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Parity between RE and conventional sources in scheduling and deviation by 2030.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Promotion of market-based deployment of storage, BESS technologies, and domestic manufacturing of cells and components.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Demand-side support such as <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Viability Gap Funding<\/span> (&#8216;VGF)&#8217; for BESS and pumped storage.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The sector advances toward a low-carbon future, but thermal power will continue to play a role:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"list-style-type: disc;\">\n<li>\n<p>Integration of storage solutions with thermal 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security<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>The policy calls for accelerated storage-based hydropower development, strengthened market surveillance, and modernized transmission systems using advanced technologies, fair RoW compensation, RE tariff parity by 2030, and utilisation-based connectivity to prevent speculative holding.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>It promotes achieving single-digit AT&amp;C losses, adopting shared distribution networks, establishing DSOs for RE-storage-V2G integration, ensuring N-1 redundancy in large cities by 2032, implementing underground networks in congested areas, and improving grid governance through STU unbundling and alignment with the Indian Electricity Grid Code.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>It mandates strong <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">cybersecurity measures<\/span>, compulsory domestic storage of power-sector data, structured data-sharing with real-time DER visibility, and a transition to indigenous SCADA systems by 2030 along with domestic 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