Maharashtra state-run power utility on ‘action mode’ to reduce electricity loss

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), the government-run power utility in the state, has embarked on a drive to reduce power loss.

In the campaign, which is currently being implemented on more than 230 feeders in 16 zones of MSEDCL, action will be taken against power theft, faulty meters will be replaced, aerial bunch conductors, multi-meter boxes and capacitor banks will be installed and electricity load will be balanced, chairman and managing director of MSEDCL, Vijay Singhal said in a statement in Pune Friday.

Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis at a recent Cabinet meeting had emphasised on reducing electricity loss to provide quality services to customers who pay their electricity bills regularly and to improve the financial condition of MSEDCL.