This notification, issued by the Ministry of Power on August 1, 2025, under Section 8(1) of the Electricity Act, 2003, outlines revised requirements for hydro generating station development. Superseding notification S.O. 550(E) of April 18, 2006, it stipulates that hydro projects with an estimated capital expenditure exceeding Rupees three thousand crores (30 billion) require the concurrence of the Central Electricity Authority (CEA). However, offstream closed-loop pumped storage schemes are exempted from this concurrence requirement, regardless of capital expenditure. Developers of exempted schemes may still seek technical guidance from the CEA. Furthermore, all developers, as per paragraph 1, must adhere to the provisions of the National Dam Safety Act, 2021. The notification was issued under F.No. 152332021-HydelII and signed by Mohammad Afzal, Joint Secretary.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Power: A ministry of the Government of India responsible for the development of electrical energy in India.
New Delhi: The capital of India, where the notification was issued.
Electricity Act, 2003: An act of the Parliament of India to consolidate the laws relating to generation, transmission, distribution, trading and use of electricity and generally for taking measures conducive to development of electricity industry.
Central Electricity Authority: A statutory body constituted under the Electricity Act, 2003.
National Dam Safety Act, 2021: An act of the Parliament of India to provide for the surveillance, inspection, operation and maintenance of specified dam for prevention of dam failure related disasters.
Mohammad Afzal: Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Power, signatory of the notification.
Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi110064: The printing press responsible for uploading the notification.
Controller of Publications, Delhi110054: The publisher of the gazette.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (ii)
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स.ं 3475] नई दिल्ली, िुक्रिार, अगस्ट्त 1, 2025/श्रािण 10, 1947
No. 3475 ] NEW DELHI, FRIDAY, AUGUST 1, 2025/SHRAVANA 10, 1947
जिद्यतु मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 1 अगस्ट् त, 2025
का.आ. 3561(अ).—जिद्युत अजधजनयम, 2003 (जिसे आगे इस अजधसूचना में अजधजनयम कहा िाएगा) की
धारा 8 की उपधारा (1) द्वारा प्रित्त िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए और जिद्युत मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार की अजधसूचना
सां.आ. 550 (अ), दिनांदकत 18 अप्रलै , 2006 को, ऐसे अजधक्रमण स े पहले की गई या जिलोजपत की िाने िाली संबंजधत
बातों को छोड़कर, अजधक्रजमत करते हुए, केन्द्र सरकार एतद्द्वारा जनम्नजलजखत अजधसूचना िारी करती ह,ै अर्ाता ्: —
1. िल जिद्युत उत्पािन स्ट्टेिनों की स्ट्र्ापना की स्ट्कीमों, जिनम ें अनुमाजनत पूंिीगत व्यय तीन हिार करोड़ रुपय े स े
अजधक हो, के जलए केन्द्रीय जिद्युत प्राजधकरण की सहमजत की आिश्यकता होगी:
बिते दक ऑफ-स्ट्रीम बंि लूप पंप्ड भडं ारण स्ट्कीमों को, पिूं ीगत व्यय की मात्रा कोई भी हो, प्राजधकरण की
सहमजत की आिश्यकता स े छूट िी िाएगी।
बिते यह भी दक छूट प्राप्त श्रणे ी के अंतगात आने िाली स्ट्कीमों के जलए जिकासकताा प्राजधकरण स े तकनीकी
मागाििान प्राप्त कर सकेगा।
2. पैराग्राफ (1) म ें उजल्लजखत जिकासकताा को राष्ट्रीय बांध सुरक्षा अजधजनयम, 2021 के प्रािधानों का पालन
सुजनजित करना होगा।
[फा.स.ं 15-23/3/2021-हाइडल-II]
मोहम्मि अफ़ज़ल, संयुि सजचि
5172 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF POWER
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 1st August, 2025
S.O. 3561(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Electricity Act,
2003 (here after in this notification referred to as the Act) and in supersession of the notification of the Government of
India in the Ministry of Power, S.O. 550(E), dated the 18th April, 2006 , except as respects things done or omitted to
be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby issues the following notification, namely:—
(1) Schemes for setting up of hydro generating stations, involving an estimated capital expenditure exceeding rupees
three thousand crores shall require the concurrence of the Central Electricity Authority:
Provided that off-stream closed-loop pumped storage schemes, irrespective of the quantum of capital
expenditure, shall be exempted from the requirement of concurrence by the Authority:
Provided also that for the schemes falling under the exempted category, the developer may seek technical
guidance from the Authority.
(2) The developer referred to in paragraph (1) shall ensure adherence to the provisions of the National Dam Safety
Act, 2021.
[F.No. 15-23/3/2021-Hydel-II]
MOHAMMAD AFZAL, Jt. Secy.
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