00909pab a2200145 454500008004000000100002000040245006500060260000900125300001300134362001100147520053800158650001400696650001900710773003400729180718b2000   xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  aGodbole, Madhav  aElectricity regulatory commissions: empowerment of consumers  c2000  ap.166-68  a22 Jan  aThe setting up of the electricity regulatory commissions (ERCs) represents a culture change which will call for reorientation of the working of the state governments and the state electricity boards as also consumer groups. But for this new chapter in economic management in the country to be successful, it will require, more than anything else, education and empowerment of consumers. The media will have to play a major role in this endeavour. Without such all-round effort the ERCs will be yet another empty gesture. - Reproduced  aConsumers  aPower industry  aEconomic and Political Weekly