ELECTRICITY AMENDMENT BILL, 2025

• Draft Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2025 is a Union government proposal to overhaul the Electricity Act, 2003, targeting discom financial viability, competition, regulatory accountability, and non-fossil-fuel transition aligned with Viksit Bharat @ 2047.
• Introduces structural shifts: network sharing by discoms, cost-reflective tariffs, an Electricity Council for Centre–State coordination, and statutory recognition of energy storage.
• UPSC relevance: GS-II (federalism, statutory bodies) + GS-III (energy, infrastructure, climate transition).