Consumers in Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune may get relief from regular load-shedding if their franchisee, Tata Power Trading Company Limited (TPTCL), procures around 400mw daily.
Consumers in Thane, Navi Mumbai and Pune may get relief from regular load-shedding if their franchisee, Tata Power Trading Company Limited (TPTCL), procures around 400mw daily. If not, then load-shedding will continue in tune with the availability of power.
The franchisee model scheme which was suddenly scrapped on Wednesday last week by the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL), has been made reoperational after a meeting of the state power utility, TPCL and consumer
organisations held at Mantralaya on Monday.
Close on the heels of scrapping the zero load shedding, consumer organisations and TPTCL had asked the state power utility to allow them to procure power on a daily basis to do away with power cuts in these areas. Scrapping the franchisee model, MSEDCL demanded that TPTCL procure firm contracted power rather than going for tie-ups on day-ahead basis.
“The franchisee model will once again be operational from Tuesday. Although TPTCL has been allowed to get daily power, they have been instructed to get the entire 400mw - which is the total requirement of Thane, Pune and Navi Mumbai - to keep these areas lit 24X7. But, if they get less than this, consumers will be subjected to power cuts in the same proportion,” said a senior MSEDCL official who was a part of the meeting. For instance, if TPTCL manages to procure only 200mw, then the load shedding will reduce by 50%.
“After receiving this respite we have immediately tied for 100mw for Tuesday which means consumers from these areas will be relieved by 25% power cuts,” said Ashok Pendse, member of Mumbai Grahak Panchayat, an NGO which is party in the agreement for consumers from Thane.
Although TPTCL has the liberty to procure power from the available sources, MERC had imposed a restriction of Rs8.53 per unit, which means power costing beyond this must not be procured. However, MSEDCL on Monday clarified that this will be the average cost of power procured, and hence, there will be no limitations on the power to be purchased from outside sources.
“Depending on the availability which is known by 6pm daily, we will inform about the next day’s load shedding protocol through various newspapers. Normally, if the power cuts have to be imposed and if they begin from 7am, they will continue.
Depending on the availability, the hours of cuts will vary,” the MSEDCL official said.
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