Energy & Utilities: Legal and Ethical Considerations
Description
Examines legal frameworks, sector-specific laws, ethical standards, and governance in the energy sector.
Learning Objectives
Prepare learners to identify and comply with legal and ethical requirements for digital services, privacy, data protection, competition, and transparency in utilities.
Topics (7)
Utility Act, Electricity Act, Water Laws, cross-border legalities.
Board code of conduct, executive compensation, transparency, compliance.
GDPR, CCPA, Indian IT Act—legal obligations for utilities.
Transparency, anti-fraud, legal whistleblower protection, anti-corruption initiatives.
Consumer protection, labor laws, smart service contracts, grievance redressal.
Competition commission, anti-monopoly frameworks, regulatory cases and remedies.
Smart grid and IoT data ethics, anonymization, privacy-by-design.