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Mumbai:
In an ambitious plan, the Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is set to provide a whopping
3.10 million new connections by 2016.
A proposal to this effect was approved by the state cabinet here
Wednesday. The cabinet meeting was presided over by Chief Minister
Prithviraj Chavan.
According to the proposal, the cost of this venture would be
around Rs.6,500 crore, of which Rs.1,300 crore or 20 percent would
be provided by the state government. The rest would be raised by
MSEDCL, Chavan said, after the meeting.
Between 2013-2016, MSEDCL will provide new connections to 2.35
million domestic, 488,000 agriculture, 2,64,000 commercial and
58,200 industrial consumers.
Presently, MSEDCL provides electricity to a staggering nearly two
crore consumers of different categories all over the state, except
Mumbai.
The Brihan Mumbai Municipal Corporation and Tata Power distribute
electicity in the state capital.
The new connections would include around 1.43 crore residential,
3.17 million agricultural, 1.37 million commercial and 363,000
industrial consumers, garnering an annual revenue of around
Rs.34,000 crores.
MSEDCL's sources of power include thermal, hydro, gas,
non-conventional sources like solar, wind, bagasse and Central
projects.
This is supplied through a vast distribution network spread over
308,000 sq. kms, covering 457 towns and 41,095 villages by a
77,000-plus strong workforce.
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