Central Electricity Authority (CEA)
Role and Functions
The Central Electricity Authority is a statutory body constituted under Section 3 of the Electricity Act, 2003 (and earlier the Electricity (Supply) Act, 1948). It functions under the Ministry of Power and is the apex technical advisory body for India's power sector. CEA is responsible for the National Electricity Plan (NEP), which is prepared every five years and covers both the current five-year plan and a perspective plan for the next five years.
- Statutory basis: Electricity Act, 2003 (Section 3 read with Part VIII)
- Nodal Ministry: Ministry of Power
- Key functions: national electricity planning, techno-economic clearance for generation/transmission projects, data publication, grid standards
- National Electricity Plan 2022–32 was notified in May 2023: targeted 500 GW of non-fossil fuel capacity by 2030 (in alignment with India's NDC)
- CEA projects India's peak power demand to reach 459 GW by 2035-36
● Tracked since April 08, 2026 · last seen September 03, 2026 · updates as the daily brief publishes
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