The Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC) will on Wednesday hear a submission made by the BSES, soon to be renamed Reliance Energy, seeking permission for accessing the transmission lines of the Tata Power Company (TPC) as well as the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB).
Earlier this month, BSES had filed an application before the MERC.
The company hopes to fulfil its power requirements from more sources (other than TPC and MSEB) to meet its electricity supply requirements in Mumbai.
BSES caters to an estimated 22 lakh consumers in the suburbs of Mumbai and draws power from its Dhanu thermal power plant in addition to what it draws from TPC on a contracted basis.
According to an industry source, the permission, if granted, will allow BSES to access electricity according to its consumer requirements from more power generating utilities, reducing its dependence on TPC.
Meanwhile, the MERC on Tuesday heard the submissions of the counsels for both BSES and TPC on the issue of rebates offered by BSES to certain sections of consumers that TPC is servicing.
TPC Counsel submitted that under the current legislation, the,
