PUNE Higher demand and lower supply have led to a shortage of electricity meters with builders, and normal consumers are forced to wait for a year to get the meters. In the absence of meters, builders in Pune have been charging random amounts from customers, citing delays on the part of the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL).
“Since the last two to three years, I have seen that there is a shortage of meters and one cannot predict when the meter will come; the meters have come after seven to 12 months. There is a huge demand for meters at MSEDCL but they receive very less number of meters from manufacturers. Many pay the extra money and take the meters,” said Dilip Rathi, a real estate developer.
“If you have a flat system of 200 flats, you will not get all the meters in one installment. You will receive 50 meters and after a few months, you will receive the next batch of 50 meters and so on.
