Maharashtra, whose power deficit has fallen to a paltry 500 MW from a record level of 3,100 MW five years ago excluding Mumbai, was in surprise by the desire expressed by Coimbatore textile mills to shift to the state for being load shedding free especially industrial consumers.



These mills currently reeling under acute power shortage in Tamil Nadu have conveyed that they are quite impressed by the fact that all industrial feeders are supplied electricity 24X7 by the state-run Maharashtra Electricity Distribution Company (MahaVitaran).



He also rubbished reports that MahaVitaran was purchasing costly power from the independent power producers when MahaGenco had to back down some of its power plants. Instead, the official said MahaViataran’s move to enter into contracts with IPPs is paying off as the closure of Dabhol project and few projects run by MahaGenco had not resulted in widening the gap between demand and supply.