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In what may prove to be a bitter pill for middle class families, those consuming over 300 units of electricity in Maharashtra may have to pay more in the near future.
Maharashtra Energy Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule said that considering the growing demand for power and ensuring uninterrupted power supply, the State government is planning to construct two thermal-based plants at Dahanu in Thane district.
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“It is of utmost importance that a city like Mumbai has uninterrupted power supply. Instructions have been issued to the energy department to submit its plan for alternate power supply to Mumbai within 15 days,” he said.
“Considering the growing demand for power and ensuring uninterrupted power supply the government is planning to construct two thermal based 660 MW units at port side of Dahanu,” Bawankule said. Mumbai gets a power supply of 3,416 MW. As per Mahavitaran’s projection, by 2021, the demand for power in Mumbai will be around 4,350 MW.
“The aim is to ensure the burden of power tariff rates for those consuming less than 300 units is not raised. Those like the Ambanis can afford to pay higher tariffs,” he said.
Bawankule added that the four power utilities supplying power to Mumbai — Mahavitaran, BEST, Tata and R-Infra — have been asked to present their annual tariff plans for 2016-17 to the State government, before submitting them to the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC).
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