Mumbai: Ek adbhut kadam uthate hue, Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co Ltd (MSEDCL), jo ki sabse unchi bijli ke daam wali companyon mein se ek hai, ne 2025-26 mein Maharashtra bhar ke do crore se zyada residential consumers ke liye energy charges mein 1-15% ki kami prastaavit ki hai. Yeh prastaav Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) ke saamne ek petition ke roop mein rakha gaya hai, jisme agli paanch saalon mein – 2025-26 se lekar 2029-30 tak – 12% se 23% tak ke daam mein kami ki maang ki gayi hai.
2025-26 mein sabse zyada 15% ki kami un lower-rung residential consumers ke liye prastaavit hai jo 100 units tak bijli ka istemal karte hain. Unki tariff rates mein 2027-28 mein 19% aur 2028-29 mein 25% ki aur kami ki ummeed hai. 101-300 units wali category, jisme sabse zyada residential users aate hain, ke liye charges mein kami Rs 11.06/unit se Rs 9.30/unit tak hogi – yeh paanch saal mein 16% ki kami hai, energy department ke ek official ne bataya.
Rajya udyog consumers ko bhi apne taraf kheenchne ki koshish kar raha hai, unke liye teen mahine mein 3% ki kami aur agli paanch saalon mein 11% ki overall kami prastaavit ki gayi hai. Yeh kadam Maharashtra se udyogon ka palayan rokne ke liye uthaya gaya hai. Halaanki, electric vehicle charging ke liye tariff mein agli financial year mein 35% ki vridhhi prastaavit ki gayi hai, jisse Rs 7.30/unit se Rs 9.86/unit tak badhega.
MSEDCL ke managing director Lokesh Chandra ne kaha, “MSEDCL ke itihas mein pehli baar tariffs mein kami ki gayi hai.” Unhone samjhaaya ki yeh prastaav mukhya roop se renewable energy projects ki taraf ek badi switch ke karan aaya hai, jisse sasti bijli ka praapti sambhav hui hai, aur agriculture load bhi dheere-dheere solar par shit hो रहा है। Isse anya high-end consumers, jaise ki industry aur solar, par cross-subsidy ka bojh kam hoga, aur is tarah unke tariffs sasti ho jayengi.
Chandra ne kaha, “Azaadi ke baad se, rajya mein bijli ke liye total installed capacity 36,000MW rahi hai… Sarkar ne yojana banayi hai ki 2030 tak, installed capacity 81,000 MW ho jayegi aur yeh mukhya roop se renewable energy se hoga.” MSEDCL ka abhi renewable energy ka hissa 13% hai, aur ise rajya bhar mein distribute ki gayi total energy ka 52% tak badhane ki ummeed hai.
Mahavitaran ke independent director Vishwas Pathak ne kaha, “1 April se, MSEDCL ke consumers agli paanch saalon mein 12% se 23% tak ke graded reduction ko apne bijli bills mein dekhenge,” unhone yeh bhi joda ki yeh Chief Minister’s Solar Agriculture Feeder Project 2.0 ke kaaran hai. “Do saal mein operational ho jayenge waale solar power projects kisanon ko bijli pradan karenge…aur gharelu aur industrial consumers ko bhi fayda hoga…” CM ke project ke tahat, agli do saalon mein rajya mein 16,000MW solar power generate ki jayegi. MSEDCL ka average electricity supply rate 2029-30 tak Rs 9.45 se Rs 9.14 tak kam ho jayega, unhone joda.
