Regulatory mandates and scope of regulation: Paper will seek to see the differences in the objectives and scope of regulatory bodies at the central and state level. Evidence on the regulatory capabilities at the central and state regulatory commissions: The issue will be examined by looking at the human resource profiles at the commissions, annual budgets, involvement of external consultants and other informed stakeholders such as consumer groups in regulatory process, information and knowledge resources available to the commissions.
Process of regulation in generation, transmission and distribution: The evidence on the process of consultation and decisions will be collected from the information published by the commissions.
Regulatory performance and accountability: This issue will be briefly examined by looking at the regulatory acts