Pay additional security deposit or face disconnection of power: Mahavitaran
Hindustan TimesPUNE: The Maharashtra State Distribution Company Limited aka Mahavitaran has issued separate bills for additional security deposit and appealed to electricity consumers to pay the same in six instalments, failing which the company will issue one month’s notice to consumers. In the event consumers fail to pay the additional security deposit in that one month, Mahavitaran will proceed to disconnect their power supply as per section 147/2 of the Maharashtra Electricity Regulation Commission Electricity Supply Code Regulations, 2021. Along with the electricity bills for the months of April/May, Mahavitaran has sent consumers separate bills for additional security deposit, giving them the option to pay the deposit amount in six equal monthly instalments. Electricity consumers are charged an additional security deposit according to clause 13.1 of the MERC Electricity Supply Code Regulations, 2021.