law: Electricity Act, 2003
  11. Directions to
  
  generating companies.-
  1.     
  
    The
  
  Appropriate Government may specify that a generating company shall, in
  
  extraordinary circumstances operate and maintain any generating station in
  
  accordance with the directions of that Government.
  Explanation:  - For the purposes of
  
  this section, the expression "extraordinary circumstances" means
  
  circumstances arising out of threat to security of the State, public order or a
  
  natural calamity or such other circumstances arising in the public interest.
  2.     
  
    The
  
  Appropriate Commission may offset the adverse financial impact of the
  
  directions referred to in sub-section (1) on any generating company in such
  
  manner as it considers appropriate.