MSEDCL's policy leads to better performance of 500 feeders

MSEDCL's policy leads to better performance of 500 feeders

MAHARASHTRA Slate Electricity Distribution Company Ltd's (MSEDCL) policy of implementing load shedding in the areas having less recovery and huge losses, are yielding positive results. Because of die improvement in the Distribution and Commercial Losses <DCL>, the 500 feeders under the category "E" arc likely to be shifted in the 'D' category in the next 2 months. Excluding agricultural feeders, the State has 7.800 feeders comprising of Industrial MAHARASHTRA Slate Electricity Distribution Company Ltd's (MSEDCL) policy of implementing load shedding in the areas having less recovery and huge losses, are yielding positive results. Because of die improvement in the Distribution and Commercial Losses <DCL>, the 500 feeders under the category "E" arc likely to be shifted in the 'D' category in the next 2 months. Excluding agricultural feeders, the State has 7.800 feeders comprising of Industrial Feeders having DCL more than 60 per cent are in the 'G' category. 700 feeders were there in this category till January 2013. The number has been reduced to 500 in April 2013 due to the support of consumers and efforts of MSHD-CL. From February 2012 onwards the weekly staggering of Industries was completely withdrawn and they started getting 24x7 power supply. Feeders from the groups A. B. and C were free from load shedding in April 2012. The group D was also declared load shedding free from Oct 2012.