Energy Minister Nitin Raut on Tuesday urged CM Uddhav Thackeray to ask government departments to clear dues so that the finances of Mahavitaran and Mahagenco improve. He raised the matter at a meeting the CM held to review the power crisis in the state. The CM asked for daily electricity generation of 8,000 MW, an increase of about 2,000 MW.
 
The thermal plants of Mahagenco, which has been asked to increase output, currently generate 5,500-6,000 MW. The CM asked Mahavitaran and Mahagenco to be prepared for future requirements. Though there were no power cuts over the past five days, Thackeray asked the power generation [Mahagenco] and distribution [Mahavitaran] companies to prepare a plan for production, stocking coal, including 10 per cent imported coal, and purchasing electricity from various sources for future requirements.

Two men at work on a high-voltage electricity pole, at Kanjurmarg. File pic/Sameer Markande