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Crisis of load shedding again in Maharashtra; A blow to ‘these’ districts

Mumbai: Load shedding has been announced in Maharashtra from today when there is more need for electricity in summer days. Rising demand for electricity, including declining production of Mahanirmit due to coal scarcity and costly electricity procured from outside, has led to load shedding in some parts of the state. Apart from Mumbai, Thane and NaviMumbai, other districts of the state will be affected by load shedding from Tuesday.

Load regulation has been decided in areas where power theft, power distribution loss and bill collection are low. Bhandup: Demand for electricity is low in Muland, Thane and Navi Mumbai. Also, the recovery of electricity bill was regular compared to other parts. Therefore, there will be no weight regulation in this area, said a senior MSEDCL official.

We will carry out load shedding in areas where power theft, power distribution loss and bill collection are low. This includes G1, G2 and G3 category customers, most of whom are in the welfare areas of the Mumbai metropolitan area, he said. Citizens of Vidarbha, Marathwada and Khandesh districts will be affected by load shedding. In some urban areas, even if we are doing weight regulation, it will be limited to two hours, said MSEDCL officials.

Meanwhile, power consumption of industrial and agricultural pumps has also increased in the state due to heating of wool. As a result, the demand for electricity has gone up to a record 28,000 MW. The demand for electricity in Mumbai is around 3200 to 3500 MW. With the exception of Mumbai, MSEDCL’s area of ​​operation has increased by 4,000 MW as compared to the previous year. For the last fortnight, the demand for electricity from Mahavitaran has been consistently between 24,500 to 24,800 MW. Given the rising demand for electricity, the demand is likely to reach 25,500 MW soon. At the same time, even during the night period, the demand is 22,500 to 23,000 MW, says Mahavitaran.

Appeal for power saving

Mahavitaran is currently facing a power deficit of 2500 to 3000 MW. According to the criteria approved by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission, some power lines in urban and rural areas may have to be overloaded in the near future. To avoid this, consumers should cooperate and use electricity very sparingly, an appeal has been made by ‘Mahavitaran’.

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