The Government of Mizoram, on November 26, 2025, issued the Draft Mizoram Electricity Regulatory Commission (Demand Side Management) Regulations, 2025.
The following has been stated:
•Definitions: -
o “Baseline data” means the initial base level consumption and/ or demand for electricity before a DSM programme begins to provide a starting point for comparison for assessing programme impact;
o “Demand Side Management (DSM)” means the actions of a Distribution Licensee, beyond the consumer‟s meter, to alter the end-use of electricity – whether it is to decrease demand, shift it between high and low peak periods, or manage it when there are intermittent load demands - in the overall interests of reducing Distribution Licensee costs;
o “Energy Efficiency Measures” or “Energy Efficiency Programs” means activities or programs to stimulate consumers to use energy more efficiently while maintaining a comparable level of services to the consumers;
o “Energy Services Company” means a company which is in the business of providing energy efficient and load management equipment and/or services to end-user consumers as approved by the Bureau;
• DSM objectives, technical potential and targets:- i) The Distribution Licensee shall undertake/implement DSM-related policy/activity/programs to lower the overall cost of electricity to the consumers as well as the Distribution Licensee, by economical and efficient use of resources, which shall include the measures/principles to:
a) Make DSM an integral part of the day-to-day operations of the Distribution Licensee to improve end-use efficiency of electricity, environmental conservation and cost reduction;
b) Control, reduce and influence electricity demand;
c) Encourage consumers to amend their electricity consumption pattern both for timing and level of electricity demand for efficient use of energy;
d) Complement supply-side strategies to help the utilities avoid or reduce or postpone (i) costly capacity (generation, transmission & distribution network) additions, (ii) costly power purchases;
e) Reduce transmission and distribution (T&D) losses through implementation of end-use energy efficiency programs;
f) Reduce the environmental damage by reducing the emission of greenhouse gases;
g) Supplement National and State level efforts for implementation of various DSM programs set out by the Bureau;
h) Make strategic efforts to induce lasting structural or behavioural changes in the market that shall result in increased adoption of energy-efficient technologies, services, and practices;
i) Protect the interest of the consumers and shall result in an overall reduction in the cost of electricity for all the consumers.
Please refer to the document attached below for more details.
