MSEDCL secures 800 MW additional power to keep load-shedding at bay
   Date :15-Apr-2022

MSEDCL secures 
 
 
 
Staff Reporter
Responding to the challenges on power management front, Maharashtra’s Energy Department secured a lifeline as it got 800 MW additional
power on Thursday enabling
it to junk plans for load-
shedding during the peak morning hours.
War Rooms are opened at Nagpur and Wardha by Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) to keep watch on power consumption and take on spot decisions. A War Room is headed by an officer of the rank of Superintendent Engineer.
Additional 700 to 800 MW of power was sourced by MSEDCL helping it tide over the severe shortage that forced to think about starting rotational load-shedding. The addition of new source enabled it to efficiently manage the morning peak time from 7.30 am to 10 am.
In a further respite for MSEDCL, now 550 MW of additional power would be supplied from National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Mouda plant from Friday onwards.
MSEDCL has already tied up with Tata’s Mundra plant for
750 MW of additional power to help it tide over the peak summer season.
The daily addition of power is enabling MSEDCL to meet
the gap of 2,500 MW in the demand-supply position thereby providing respite to masses from prickly heat by avoiding load-shedding. 
The power demand is heading North due to severe heat and reached 22,500 MW on Thursday, but MSEDCL effectively managed the show without any need for load shedding.
Also, today, several programmes were organised throughout the State to mark 131st birth anniversary of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and the State-run power utility ensured that no interruption occurred in the festivities.
Energy Minister Dr Nitin Raut has instructed top officials to set-up War Room at every district center to manage the power demand at local level through micro planning. He also asked officials to reach out to people and appeal for better power management to save electricity and sort out difficulties faced by consumers at ground level.
At apex level at MSEDCL Headquarters, the War Room is keeping watch on situation on power demand at State level and taking quick decision by close co-ordination with district level units.. Minister of State for Power Prajakt Tanpure is also working closely with officials and daily monitoring the situation on power front.