Loss Reduction
In just 5 years, MSEDCL reduced distribution losses from 35% to 20% through various drives such as :
Anti theft drive : This is being implemented on regular basis. MSEDCL has established 43 flying squads and 6 dedicated police stations functioning under vigilance department to detect and handle power theft cases quickly.
Meter shifting : For many consumers, meters were installed in hard-to-access places, making theft easy to conceal. MSEDCL, therefore, decided to shift all meters to the front of buildings to make them as conspicuous as possible. This project is currently in progress on a large scale.
Mass Meter Replacement Project : MSEDCL has decided to replace all the meters which have been in service for last 10 years and more under mass meter replacement programme. It is planned to replace all the electro mechanical meters with static ones. A process has already been initiated for purchasing about 30 lakh meters for the purpose. This is a huge project which will definitely lead to increase in metered sale.
Energy Accounting : MSEDCL has undertaken accurate energy accounting through various methods such as :
Feeder Metering :' MSEDCL plans to install high quality meters at all necessary system points, including interconnecting points. Feeder metering of all 10,240 feeders in complete and again, photo reading of these feeder meters are taken.
DTC Metering : There are in all 2,84,633 Distribution Transformer Centers(DTCs) in operation, out of which about 1.51 Lakh DTCs have already been metered.
Distribution Franchisee : Bhiwandi, a powerloom city, also known as the Manchester of India, had typical problems like rampant theft and non-payment. MSEDCL opted for a input based franchisee model for electricity distribution. It has handed over Bhiwandi Circle to M/S Torrent Power on 26 January 2007. This experiment proved to be very successful and a trend setter in power distribution sector of the Country. Recently the Company has appointed Distribution Franchisees for Aurangabad Urban I & II Divisions of Aurangabad Urban Circle and Gandhibag, Civil Lines and Mahal Divisions of Nagpur Urban Circle.
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