The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has released a disaster management plan (DMP) for the power sector, in order to evolve a proactive and integrated approach to strengthen disaster mitigation, preparedness, emergency response, and recovery efforts.

• The power sector is one of the most critical infrastructures of the country, and any disruption due to a disaster can create hardship for human beings as every aspect of human life is directly or indirectly associated with electricity.
• The DMP provides a framework and direction to the utilities in the power sector for all phases of the disaster management cycle.
• It is intended to guide all agencies within the sector with a general concept of potential emergencies and roles and assignments before, during, and following emergency situations.
• To estimate threats to power infrastructure, it is pertinent that fragility and vulnerability analysis is carried out for civil structures like buildings and foundations in transmission and distribution facilities.