(1) The Central Government shall constitute a Coordination Forum consisting of the Chairperson of the Central Commission and Members thereof, the Chairperson of the Authority, representatives of generating companies and transmission licensees for smooth and coordinated development of the power system in the country.
(2) The Central Government shall also constitute a forum of regulators consisting of the Chairperson of the Central Commission and Chairpersons of the State Commissions.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 166
Section 166 of the Act mandates the establishment of Coordination Forums at national, state, and district levels to coordinate power generation, transmission, rural electrification, and consumer grievance redressal.
Consumer organizations should actively attend District Coordination Committee meetings under Section 166(5), submitting formal memoranda regarding low rural voltage and distribution transformer burnouts to compel administrative rectification.