Central Electricity Authority (CEA)

The Central Electricity Authority is India’s statutory technical body for electricity-sector planning and development, operating under the Ministry of Power. Its responsibilities include advising government, developing electricity-system plans, specifying technical and safety standards, and collecting sector data. Established in 1951 as a part-time body, it became a full-time organization in 1975. In the article, its data provides part of the basis for AGEL’s comparison with India’s operational battery storage capacity.