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This World Bank review, Governance of Indian State Power Utilities: An Ongoing Journey, is a first attempt to systematically examine the quality of corporate and regulatory governance in the Indian power sector. Considering that much of the poor performance of utilities reflected internal and external shortfalls in governance, India's Electricity Act of 2003 mandated unbundling and corporatizing the vertically integrated state electricity boards, along with establishing independent regulators at the center and in the states. The aim was to create a more accountable and commercial performance c

Electric utilities -- Government policy -- India. --- Electric utilities -- India. --- Public utilities -- India. --- Electric Utilities --- Public utilities --- Business & Economics --- Industries --- Electric utilities --- Municipal utilities --- Public-service corporations (Public utilities) --- Utilities, Public --- Utility companies --- Municipal franchises

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India has been one of the world's leading developing countries in providing electricity to both rural and urban populations. The country's rural energy policies and institutions have contributed greatly to reducing the number of people globally who continue to lack access to electricity. By late 2012, the national electricity grid had reached 92 percent of India's rural villages, about 880 million people. Yet, owing mainly to its large population, India still has by far the world's largest number of households without electricity. About 311 million people still live without electricity, and th

Rural electrification --- Electric power production --- Electric utilities --- Electric power generation --- Electricity generation --- Power production, Electric --- Electric power systems --- Electrification --- Electricity in agriculture --- Remote area power supply systems --- Rural public utilities