The Central government is planning to add new features to its special economic zone (SEZ) policy to take advantage of the new clauses in the Electricity Act for ensuring uninterrupted and affordable power supply to SEZ units.

consumers directly. But in this case, there will be several consumers - all units located in the SEZ. While the rate at which the power will be sold will be determined mutually by the developer and the consumers, selling power directly to the consumers will ensure regular payments for power companies. Moreover, as the customers are industrial consumers, the developers would have a major business opportunity. The policy also allows the power developers to sell the surplus power to the grid at the rates fixed by the regulator.