Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
Mahavitaran (महावितरण) or MahaDiscom (Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited - MSEDCL) is a public sector undertaking (PSU) controlled by the Government of Maharashtra. It is the second largest Electricity Distribution Company in the world after State Grid Corporation of China. MahaDiscom distributes electricity to the entire state except Mumbai city and most parts of its suburban region, where the BEST Undertaking, Tata Power and Reliance Energy are distributors.
The erstwhile Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) was looking after Generation, Transmission & Distribution of Electricity in the State of Maharashtra barring Mumbai. But with enactment of Electricity Act 2003 of the Government of India, MSEB was unbundled into 4 Companies on 6 th June 2005 viz.
- MSEB Holding Company Limited.
- Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited. also known as MahaGenco
- Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited. also known as MahaTransco
- Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited. also known as MahaDiscom
Of these, MahaDiscom is responsible for distribution of electricity throughout the state by buying power from either MahaGenco, Captive Power Plants or from other State Electricity Boards and Private sector power generation companies. The 'MSEB Holding Company' was created to hold all the stakes in these three companies.
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