Mahavitaran has received prestigious National Awards in two distinct categories from Governance Now, a reputable publication focusing on Public Policy and Good Governance. The ceremony took place in New Delhi on December 7th, 2023. The recognition was bestowed upon Mahavitaran for its exceptional utilization of Information Technology, both in serving consumers and facilitating strategic decision-making through Information Analysis. Shri Lokesh Chandra, the Chairman Managing Director and Shri Sanjay Taksande, Director (Operations) of Mahavitaran have extended congratulations to the company’s IT department for this noteworthy achievement.

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd. (MSEDCL) has won the prestigious IPPAI Power Awards 2023. IPPAI is the Independent Power Producers Association of India. MSEDCL has been adjudged the winner in three categories ~ Innovative IT Application in Power Sector, Best Performing Distribution Company to Pramote Consumer Awareness and also for the RF Metering and Meter Data for outstanding performance

Mumbai, March 5, 2023 – MSEDCL receives the national “ISGF Innovation Award 2023” for solving the problem of electric vehicle users by implementing the charging station facility.

MSEDCL’s Director (Projects), Mr. Prasad Reshme, received this award at a ceremony organised in New Delhi on Friday. The Chairman and Managing Director of MSEDCL, Mr. Vijay Singhal, praised all the officers and employees for receiving this award.

The India Smart Grid Forum (ISGF) institute has given the “ISGF Innovation Award” since 2017. This award is given to companies in the electricity, water, air, and electric vehicle sectors for setting up new standards. MSEDCL received this award in the “Emerging innovation in the electric mobility domain” category.

The central and state governments have policies for electric vehicles. MSEDCL has been appointed as a nodal agency for this in Maharashtra.

MSEDCL has taken the initiative to fix special tariff rates for electric vehicles, develop infrastructure for electric vehicle charging stations, install charging stations, develop a web portal and mobile app, etc. MSEDCL has installed their own charging stations as well as an app named “Power App” for electric vehicle consumers. Using the app, the consumers can locate the nearest charging stations, they can self-charge their vehicles, and they can pay on the app for charging their vehicles. This app is useful for getting information about MSEDCL’s charging stations as well as private charging stations. The feature “Map Me” of the Power App gives details of the charging stations of MSEDCL as well as those of other companies.

This app works in both English and Marathi. It is useful for centralised monitoring of all the charging stations with the help of this app. Till now, 2500 private and MSEDCL’s charging stations have been joined on this application. Earlier, this project was also honoured with the Atmanirbhar Bharat SKOCH 2022 Summit Award.

Mumbai, 27th February 2023 – Mahavitaran received a National award announced by the Indian Chambers of Commerce for its remarkable performance in the ‘Solar Rooftop Scheme’ to generate electricity by installing solar energy panels on the roof of the house. The award ceremony took place at New Delhi on 24th February.

Founded in 1925 by the renowned industrialist Mr. G.D. Birla, Indian Chamber of Commerce (ICC) is the leading and only National Chamber of Commerce having headquarter in Kolkata, and one of the most pro-active and forward-looking Chambers in the country today. Its membership spans some of the most prominent and major industrial groups in India. The chamber, on Friday organized a summit to discuss about the Green Energy wherein the awards in various categories were announced in the presence of dignitaries working the green energy sector in the country. Former Central Energy Secretary Shri. Anil Razdan and Former Chairman and Managing Director of IREDA, Shri. K.S.Popli presented the award to the Superintending Engineer of Mahavitaran, Shri. Chandramani Mishra for the outstanding performance of Mahavitaran in the Solar Rooftop Scheme. The Chairman and Managing Director of Mahavitaran, Shri. Vijay Singhal appreciated the officers and employees of Mahavitaran for receiving this award.

In the Solar Rooftop Scheme, the consumer generates electricity through the rooftop solar panels and uses the electricity for himself and he can also sell the excess electricity to Mahavitaran. This scheme is very well received by the consumers. As on 22 February 2023, the count of consumers who have already installed the solar rooftop panels is 79,564 and they have already generated 1387 MW electricity through the solar rooftop panels

Five years back in 2016-17, there were only 1,074 consumers having the capacity of generating only 20 MW. But it has increased significantly in the last five years and has gone up to 1,389 MW. In the current financial year after April 2022 till date 356 MW solar electricity is added

Consumers get a huge grant from the Central government for the solar energy generation under the Solar Rooftop Scheme. By using the solar power, consumer uses less electricity consequently reducing his electricity bill. If the consumer generates excess electricity apart from his personal use, he can give the excess solar power in Mahavitaran’s grid and in turn the consumer gets discount in his electricity bill by Mahavitaran. The expenditure of installing a solar panel is returned in 4-5 years but the benefit of the solar rooftop panels is for 25 years. Therefore, this scheme is very popular amongst the consumers. This scheme helps in saving the electricity bill as well as in safeguarding the environment.
Similarly like the residential consumers, industrial consumers are also generating electricity through the Solar Rooftop Panels. The consumers who wish to install the solar rooftop panels, they can apply by visiting Mahavitaran’s website at www.mahadiscom.in/ismart. Mahavitaran assists the consumer in all the matters right from agency selection and all other things.

MSEDCL has been awarded the prestigious Elets Innovation Awards for its EV Initiatives under the category of Digital Innovations Initiative (Transport & Mobility).
The award was presented to Shri. Prasad Reshme (Director Projects) MSEDCL at the aatmanirbhar Bharat summit by Dr. Ravi Gupta Founder, CEO & Editor-in-Chief, Elets Technomedia.
MSEDCL’s EV initiatives consist of MSEDCL’s own Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, PowerUp Mobile App for EV users, Electrical Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Operation Centre Solution & Web Portals.
The PowerUp Mobile App is developed for 4 wheeler EV owners to charge their EVs at MSEDCL’s charging stations. The mobile app has a ‘MapMe’ feature through which the location & details of non-MSEDCL charging stations can also be displayed. This app also facilitate monitoring, data logging and data analysis of charging MSEDCL’s unmanned EV charging stations at different locations such as various MSEDCL Offices, substations, etc.

Independent Power Producers Association Of India Awards

1. Most progressive SERC Renewable Promotion (Best State to promote Renewable Energy)
2. Outstanding Performance – Best Company – Electric Charging Stations
3. Outstanding Performance – Best Performing Distribution Company
4. Best innovations – RF Metering and Meter Data, Innovation in Consumer Service – Information Technology Services
5. Best Distribution Company to promote consumer awareness First Runner Up
6. Utility achieving fastest Rural Electrification in last decade First Runner Up.

 

MSEDCL, which supplies power to over 2.6 crore consumers in the Maharashtra state, won the Best State Power Utility Award in the 15th India Energy summit. The award was declared after reviewing performance of 29 power distribution companies across the country. Apart from infrastructure and reforms in power systems, MSEDCL has been in the forefront for modern technology in its day to day operations. Said MSEDCL Chairman and Managing Director Hon. Vijay Singhal: “The state power utility firm has made effective use of new concepts, rendered quality services to consumers and during challenging times such as cyclones and floods, we have worked 24×7 to restore power to maximum consumers.” MSEDCL was also adjudged third in “Performance Improvement” category award at the same event organized by the Indian Chamber of Commerce. The power firm was also appreciated for its work during Covid-19 pandemic. During Covid Lockdown, MSEDCL consumers were given several concessions, deferment of fixed charges for high end consumers and an installment facility to pay bills which were pending for several months from March 2020. MSEDCL also provided power supply to a 650-bed Covid centre set up by Panvel municipal corporation at Kalamboli at a cost of Rs 1 crore. The huge costs involved was due to replacing the old infrastructure with brand new cables, distribution transformers and substations. Hon. Vijay Singhal had instructed that the supply should be given to Covid centers/oxygen generating plants across MMR after obtaining required approvals and completing all formalities. Officials said that the state power utility firm was instrumental in enabling maximum consumers to pay electricity bills online, get new connections in a short span of time, reduce power distribution losses, crackdown on record theft cases and plan to use smart meters across all categories of consumers.