VIA delegation led by Vishal Agrawal, President, Pravin Tapadia, Past President and Ashish Doshi, Secretary interacted with Lokesh Chandra, Chairman & Managing Director of Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL) on August 9, 2023 at Vidyut Bhawan, MSEDCL, Katol Road, Nagpur. In the meeting with Lokesh Chandra, VIA delegation submitted a detailed memorandum of the various issues. It suggested sanction of load below 3000kva in 33kv line needs out of standard operating process (SOP) approval which must be abolished as it is major roadblock for industries.

 

It also mentioned that bank guarantee must be accepted from scheduled commercial banks as notified in commercial circular as some offices still not accepting the same. VIA suggested that customers should have a choice for selecting the supply voltage, as this is happening in Karnataka, Gujarat, MP, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and many other states. VIA delegation requested for revising Vidarbha and Marathwada Incentive Scheme, extension of Electricity Duty exemption and facility of Online Demand Change. Lokesh Chandra assured the VIA delegation to take up the issues of industries on priority and resolve it for the growth of Vidarbha region. Present were Paramveer Sancheti, Saurabh Mohta, representatives from MSEDCL and industries associations.