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  • infoAbout this Program

    The Program on Power Sector Regulation: Theory & Practice, would help to understand and analyze the key issues in the power sector from economic, legal and regulatory perspectives. The program builds upon economic rationale for regulatory and policy changes in the power sector, and engage in informed discussions on the regulatory framework, particularly those governing determination of tariff. The program would be conducted under the aegis of Office of Outreach Activities, IIT Kanpur.

    Program Duration:

    25+ hours

    The relevance of the Program is:

    Fundamental and applied learning of the regulatory process of tariff determination

    Comprehensive overview the Electricity Act 2003, Policies & Rules

    Comprehend legal and policy development in the power sector

    Understand the relevance of competition in power sector

    Opportunity to learn best practices from National and International experts

    Key Topics:

    Power Sectors Reforms

    Electricity Act 2003, Policies & Rules

    Economics of Regulation

    Pricing and Regulation of Natural Monopoly

    Tariff Determination of Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

    Tariff: Legal and Commercial Aspects

    Regulatory Framework and its Evolution

    Emerging Regulatory Challenges

  • addLearning Outcomes

    Conceptual understanding of power sector regulation from economic, legal and regulatory perspective.

    Understanding the legal and commercial aspects of tariff and its determination for Generation, Transmission, and Distribution.

    Developing the ability to understand the emerging policy and regulatory issues in the power sector.

  • languagePedagogy
    Mode of delivery:

    The program will be delivered in online mode in the form of live and recorded sessions to offer flexibility to the working professionals. The recorded sessions would be hosted at CER’s Online Learning Environment and Tools (OLET) platform. The program will be covered across 2 weeks and include multiple sessions of about 1 hour 30 min each (with total program duration of 25+ hours). However, the program calendar/duration will be flexible to accommodate availability of the speakers and other constraints.

  • Who should apply?

    Officials from Electricity Regulatory Commissions (including Members), Generation Companies, Licensees (Transmission, Distribution, and Trading), Power Exchanges, Financial Institutions, Banks, Consultants/Analysts, Investors, Lawyers, CAs/CS.

    Faculty, Researchers and Students from Academic Institutions, Consumer Organisations, NGOs and other Stakeholders who want to enhance their understanding of this multi-disciplinary area

  • Award of Certificate
    Participants would be awarded one of the following certificates as per the criteria mentioned:

    Certificate Type Minimum Criteria
    Pre-recorded sessions Live/ Live interactive sessions
    or their recorded version     		Assessment and Participation
    Certificate of Achievement 70% 50% Above the required criteria
    Certificate of Participation 50% 30% Below the required criteria

    Note:

    • 1. Per session participation/ attendance will be counted only if minimum view duration/ attendance exceeds 80% of duration of the session.
      2. No certificate will be awarded, if the above criteria for minimum attendance is not met or the  performance in the assessment and participation is below the minimum certification criteria for the program
      3. If any candidate fails to appear in the Assessment, no certificate will be awarded

    4. Certification criteria may be revised or updated later.

  • addSchedule

    Module-1 (Fundamental)

    These are the following sessions.

    fiber_manual_recordProgram Inaguration | 30 May, 2026 | 10:00-10:30am | Chief Guest

    fiber_manual_recordProgram Introduction | 30 May, 2026 | 10:30-11:00am | CER Team

    fiber_manual_record Introduction to the Power Sector Reforms | | 31 May, 2026 | 09:30-10:15am | Mr. Arun Goyal

    fiber_manual_record Economic Fundamentals of Power Sector | 31 May, 2026 | 10:30-11:00am | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_record Market Failure and Natural Monopoly | 01 June, 2026 | 5:00-05:45pm | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_record Pricing and Regulation of Natural Monopoly | 02 June, 2026 | 5:00-05:45pm | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_record Theories of Regulation | 03 June, 2026 | 5:00-05:45pm | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_record Regulatory Governance Framework | 04 June, 2026 | 5:00-05:45pm (Live) | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_record Regulatory Impact Assessment | 05 June, 2026 | 5:00-05:45pm (Live) | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_recordTariff Framework and Regulatory Perspective | 06 June, 2026 | 09:30-10:15am | Mr. S.C. Shrivastava

    fiber_manual_recordFundamentals of Retail Tariff Design | 06 June, 2026 | 10:30-12:00am (Live) | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_recordTariff Determination for Generators | 07 June, 2026 | 09:30-10:15am | Mr. H.T. Gandhi

    fiber_manual_recordEvolution of Transmission Pricing and POC Charge | 07 June, 2026 | 10:30-11:15am | Ms. Shilpa Agarwal

    fiber_manual_recordARR and Tariff Determination for DISCOMs - A Case Study | 08 June, 2026 | 5:00-5:45pm | Mr. Anup Dutta

    fiber_manual_recordMYT Framework for ARR and Tariff Determination for DISCOMs | 09 June, 2026 | 5:00-5:45pm | Mr. Vivek Mishra

    fiber_manual_recordDevelopments in Policy Framework for the Indian Power System | 10 June, 2026 | 5:00-05:15pm | Mr. Ghanshyam Prasad

    Module-2 (Advanced)

    fiber_manual_recordCost of Service Regulation, Performance Based Regulation and Beyond | 11 June, 2026 (LIVE) | 5:00 - 6:30 pm (Live) | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_recordLegal and Commercial Aspects of Tariff: A Snapshot of Recent APTEL and SC Orders | 13 June, 2026 | 9:30 - 11:00 am (LIVE) | Mr. Buddy A Ranganadhan

    fiber_manual_recordElectricity Consumer Grievance Redressal: Institutional Approach and Practices | 13 June, 2026 | 11:15 - 12:00 pm | Mr. Bijoy Kumar Sahoo

    fiber_manual_recordInternational Practices in Benchmarking- A Case of Germany | 14 June, 2026 | 9:30 - 11:00 am (LIVE) | Dr. Srini Parthasarathy (Partner andhead of Efficiency practice, Oxera)

    fiber_manual_recordPerformance-based Tariff Regulations for the distribution network - Experience in US | 16 June, 2026 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm (LIVE) | Dr. Raj Addepalli

    fiber_manual_recordA Look into Future Regulation and Performance of DCPRs | 17 June, 2026 | 5:00 - 5:45 pm | Prof. Tooraj Jamasb

    fiber_manual_recordEvolution of DNO Regulation, Future of Networks and Consumer Behaviour | 17 June, 2026 | 5:45 - 6:30 pm | Prof. Tooraj Jamasb

    fiber_manual_record Brainstorming & Interactive Discussion | 18 June 2026 | 5:00 - 6:30 pm | Prof. Anoop Singh

    fiber_manual_recordAssessment Demo |20 June, 2026 | 9:30 - 10:00 am | CER Team

    fiber_manual_record Overall Assessment | 21 June, 2026 | 4:00 - 5:00 pm | CER Team

    * Subject to confirmation by the respective resource person

  • Registration Fee
    A. Details of Registration Fee

    S. No. Participation Category Fee (INR)^ Total (INR)
    1 Industry* 36000 + 18% GST 42480
    2 Faculty
      a. IITK
      b. Non-IITK#    		  
    17000
    17000 + 18% GST    		  
    17000
    20060
    3 Students
      a. IITK
      b. Non-IITK ##    		  
    6000
    6000 + 18% GST    		  
    6000
    7080
    4   SERCs having MoU with CER-IITK  28800 + 18% GST  33984

    *Including Commissioners and Officers from Electricity Regulatory Commissions; Stakeholders from Licensees (Transmission, Distribution and Trading), Generating Company Load Dispatch Centers, RE Development Agencies, Financial Institutions, Consultants, Investors, Industrial consumer, IPPs.

    #Including NGOs, Consumer Organisation and research institutions (non-corporate).

    ##Applicable only for full-time students, who must submit a bonafide certificate within five working days of registration, or last date of registration, whichever is earlier.

    ^Three or more participants from the same organisation will get 20% discount on registration fee. For group registration for 10 or more participants, please contact us.

    Female candidates would receive a further discount of 10%. Cannot be clubbed with any other discount.

    B. Important Dates

    Last date of registration: 28 May, 2026

    Program starts on: 30 May, 2026

    Program ends on: 21 June, 2026

    C. Guidelines for registration process

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    Department of Management Sciences

    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur-208016

    Phone: +91 512 259 7453

    Email: cer_cbp@iitk.ac.in

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About This Program Download brochure

The Program on Power Sector Regulation: Theory & Practice, would help to understand and analyze the key issues in the power sector from economic, legal and regulatory perspectives. The program builds upon economic rationale for regulatory and policy changes in the power sector, and engage in informed discussions on the regulatory framework, particularly those governing determination of tariff. The program would be conducted under the aegis of Office of Outreach Activites, IIT Kanpur.

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Program Duration: 25+ hours

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Relevance of the Program:

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Fundamental and applied learning of the regulatory process of tariff determination

fiber_manual_record

Comprehensive overview the Electricity Act 2003, Policies & Rules

fiber_manual_record

Comprehend legal and policy development in the power sector

fiber_manual_record

Understand the relevance of competition in power sector

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Opportunity to learn best practices from National and International experts

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Key Topics:

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Power Sectors Reforms

fiber_manual_record

Electricity Act 2003, Policies & Rules

fiber_manual_record

Economics of Regulation

fiber_manual_record

Pricing and Regulation of Natural Monopoly

fiber_manual_record

Tariff Determination of Generation, Transmission, and Distribution

fiber_manual_record

Tariff: Legal and Commercial Aspects

fiber_manual_record

Regulatory Framework and its Evolution

fiber_manual_record

Emerging Regulatory Challenges

Learning Outcomes
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Conceptual understanding of power sector regulation from economic, legal and regulatory perspective.

fiber_manual_record

Understanding the legal and commercial aspects of tariff and its determination for Generation, Transmission and Distribution.

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Developing the ability to understand the emerging policy and regulatory issues in the power sector.

Pedagogy
Mode of delivery:

The program will be delivered in online mode in the form of live and recorded sessions to offer flexibility to the working professionals. The recorded sessions would be hosted at CER’s Online Learning Environment and Tools (OLET) platform. The program will be covered across 2 weeks and include multiple sessions of about 1 hour 30 min each (with total program duration of more than 25 hours). However, the program calendar/duration will be flexible to accommodate availability of the speakers and other constraints.

Who Should Apply

Officials from Electricity Regulatory Commissions (including Members), Generation Companies, Licensees (Transmission, Distribution, and Trading), Power Exchanges, Financial Institutions, Banks, Consultants/Analysts, Investors, Lawyers, CAs/CS.

Faculty, Researchers and Students from Academic Institutions, Consumer Organisations, NGOs and other Stakeholders who want to enhance their understanding of this multi-disciplinary area

Tentative Schedule

Module-1 (Fundamental)

S.No. Sessions Live Interactive Session Resource Persons
Date Time
Program Inauguration 30 May, 2026 (Saturday) 10:00 - 10:30 am Chief Guest
1 Program Introduction 30 May, 2026 (Saturday) 10:30 - 11:00 am CER Team
2 Introduction to the Power Sector Reforms 31 May, 2026 (Sunday) 09:30 - 10:15 am Mr. Arun Goyal, Former Member, CERC
3 Economic Fundamentals of Power Sector 31 May, 2026 (Sunday) 10:30 - 11:45 am Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
4 Market Failure and Natural Monopoly 01 June, 2026 (Monday) 5:00 - 5:45 pm Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
5 Pricing and Regulation of Natural Monopoly 02 June, 2026 (Tuesday) 5:00 - 5:45 pm Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
6 Theories of Regulation 03 June, 2026 (Wednesday) 5:00 - 5:45 pm Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
7 Regulatory Governance Framework 04 June, 2026 (Thursday) 5:00 - 6:30 pm (Live) Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
8 Regulatory Impact Assessment 05 June, 2026 (Friday) 5:00 - 6:30 pm (Live) Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
9 Tariff Framework and Regulatory Perspective 06 June, 2026 (Saturday) 9:30 - 10:15 am Mr. S. C. Shrivastava, Former Chief (Engg.), CERC
10 Fundamentals of Retail Tariff Design 06 June, 2026 (Saturday) 10:30 - 12:00 am (Live) Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
11 Tariff Determination for Generators 07 June, 2026 (Sunday) 09:30 - 10:15 am Mr. H. T. Gandhi, Former Senior Advisor, CERC
12 Evolution of Transmission Pricing and POC Charge 07 June, 2026 (Sunday) 10:30 - 11:15 am Ms. Shilpa Agarwal, Joint Chief (Engg.), CERC
13 ARR and Tariff Determination for DISCOMs - A Case Study 08 June, 2026 (Sunday) 5:00 - 5:45 pm Mr. Anup Dutta, Director (Engg.), WBERC
14 MYT Framework for ARR and Tariff Determination for DISCOMs 09 June, 2026 (Tuesday) 5:00 - 5:45 pm Mr. Vivek Mishra, Partner and Practice Lead, cKinetics
15 Developments in Policy Framework for the Indian Power System 10 June, 2026 (Wednesday) 5:00 - 5:45 pm Mr. Ghanshyam Prasad, Chairperson, CEA

Module-2 (Advanced)

S.No. Sessions Live Interactive Session Resource Persons
Date Time
1 Cost of Service Regulation, Performance Based Regulation and Beyond 11 June, 2026 (Thursday) 5:00 - 6:30 pm (Live) Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
2 Legal and Commercial Aspects of Tariff: A Snapshot of Recent APTEL and SC Orders 13 June, 2026 (Saturday) 9:30 - 11:00 am (Live) Mr. Buddy A. Ranganadhan, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court
3 Electricity Consumer Grievance Redressal: Institutional Approach and Practices 13 June, 2026 (Saturday) 11:15 - 12:00 pm Mr. Bijoy Kumar Sahoo, Former Project Executive Officer, CER, IITK
4 International Practices in Benchmarking- A Case of Germany 14 June, 2026 (Sunday) 9:30 - 11:00 am (Live) Dr. Srini Parthasarathy (Partner andhead of Efficiency practice, Oxera)
5 Performance-based Tariff Regulations for the distribution network - Experience in US 16 June, 2026 (Tuesday) 5:00 - 6:30 pm (Live) Dr. Raj Addepalli, Consultant, Texas, USA
6 A Look into Future Regulation and Performance of DCPRs 17 June, 2026 (Wednesday) 5:00 - 5:45 pm Prof. Tooraj Jamasb, Director, CSEI
7 Evolution of DNO Regulation, Future of Networks and Consumer Behaviour 17 June, 2026 (Wednesday) 5:45 - 6:30 pm Prof. Tooraj Jamasb, Director, CSEI
8 Brainstorming & Interactive Discussion 18 June, 2026 (Thursday) 5:00 - 6:30 pm Prof. Anoop Singh, Professor, IIT K
9 Assessment Demo 20 June, 2026 (Saturday) 9:30 - 10:00 am CER Team
10 Overall Assessment 21 June, 2026 (Sunday) 4:00 - 5:00 pm CER Team

* If the participants have further relevant questions and the resource person is willing to stay, the session will be extended.

* Subject to confirmation by the respective resource person

Award of Certificate
Participants would be awarded one of the following certificate based on criteria mentioned:

Certificate Type Minimum Criteria
Pre-recorded sessions Live/ Live interactive sessions
or their recorded version 		Assessment and Participation
Certificate of Achievement 70% 50% Above the required criteria
Certificate of Participation 50% 30% Below the required criteria

Note:

  • 1. Per session participation/ attendance will be counted only if minimum view duration/ attendance exceeds 80% of duration of the session.
    2. No certificate will be awarded, if the above criteria for minimum attendance is not met or the  performance in the assessment and participation is below the minimum certification criteria for the program
    3. If any candidate fails to appear in the Assessment, no certificate will be awarded

4. Certification criteria may be revised or updated later.

Note: Criteria may be modified/ updated later

Registration Fee

A. Details of Registration Fee

S. No. Participation Category Fee (INR)^ Total (INR)
1 Industry* 36000 + 18% GST 42480
2 Faculty
  a. IITK
  b. Non-IITK#		  
17000
17000 + 18% GST		  
17000
20060
3 Students
  a. IITK
  b. Non-IITK ##		  
6000
6000 + 18% GST		  
6000
7080
4   SERCs having MoU with CER-IITK  28800 + 18% GST  33984

*Including Commissioners and Officers from Electricity Regulatory Commissions; Stakeholders from Licensees (Transmission, Distribution and Trading), Generating Company Load Dispatch Centers, RE Development Agencies, Financial Institutions, Consultants, Investors, Industrial consumer, IPPs.

#Including NGOs, Consumer Organisation and research institutions (non-corporate).

##Applicable only for full-time students, who must submit a bonafide certificate within five working days of registration, or last date of registration, whichever is earlier.

^Three or more participants from the same organisation will get 20% discount on registration fee. For group registration for 10 or more participants, please contact us.

Female candidates would receive a further discount of 10%. Cannot be clubbed with any other discount.

B. Important Dates

Last date of registration: 28 May, 2026

Program starts on: 30 May, 2026

Program ends on: 21 June, 2026

C. Guidelines for registration process

Contact Us

Centre for Energy Regulation (CER)

Department of Management Sciences

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur-208016

Phone: +91 512 259 7453

Email: cer_cbp@iitk.ac.in

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