Chief Electrical Inspectorate Division (CEI) is a part of the Power System Wing of Central Electricity Authority. CEI Division has been given the responsibility to frame Regulation and Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply under Section 53 and 177 of Electricity Act, 2003. In line with that CEA Regulation on Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply 2023 was notified on 8th June, 2023. This Division is located in Sewa Bhawan, Sector-1, R.K. Puram New Delhi- 110066. This Division has five Regional Inspectorial Organisations (RIOs) across India. RIO (North) is located in NRPC Building, Katwaria Sarai, New Delhi, RIO (West) in Mumbai, RIO (South) in Chennai, RIO (East) in Kolkata and RIO (North-East) in Shillong.
CEI Division along with the RIOs have the responsibility to:
- Administration of CEA (Measures relating to Safety and Electric Supply) Regulations, 2023 by carrying out statutory inspection of new and periodical statutory inspection of existing electrical installations.
- Amendments in the regulations in consultation with stake holders.
- Collecting Statistics and information relating to Electrical Accidents.
- Inquiry of fatal and non-fatal electrical accidents and suggesting remedial measures to avoid recurrence of such accidents in future.
- Processing of VIP References and Parliament Questions.
- Dissemination of information under Right to Information Act, 2005.