Ease of Doing Business - Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Co. Ltd.

Ease of Doing Business

Point No.	Recommendation
280	Ensure that Discoms uses automated tools to monitor outages in all Industrial areas of State
281	Ensure that Discoms uses automated tools for service restoration in all Industrial areas of State.
282	Ensure that the regulator publishes data quarterly regarding total duration and frequency of outages on-line in public domain.
283	Ensure that total outage cap is fixed by regulator for a quarter/year and the Discoms compensates customers for outages that go over the fixed cap automatically.
284	Ensure that information on effective tariffs are available on-line, and that customers are notified of a change in tariff ahead of the billing cycle.
285	Reduce the number of documents required for obtaining the electricity connection to only two, namely proof of ownership/occupancy and authorization document (in case of firm/company).
286	Allow third party inspection of internal installations and ensure that majority of users use it.
287	Ensure that users are provided a fixed cost estimate based on the load (KVA/KW) required for obtaining electricity connection in all industrial areas of State.
288	Implement a system that allows submission of on-line application, on-line payment and tracking of status without the need for a physical touch point for document submission for new electricity connection and mandate that all applications are submitted on-line.
289	Stipulate that charged electrical connections (up to 150 KVA) is provided within Seven days (where no ‘Right of Way’ (RoW) is required) and in Fifteen days where RoW is required from concerned agencies.
292	Allow third parties to easily verify the authenticity of electricity connections and respective premise/entity/individual through on-line system in the public domain
293	Simplification regarding documents to be submitted along with application for Industrial power supply

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