Disconnection of Service under the Electricity Act 2003
PR / Our Bureau
SHILLONG, April 05 2021: The Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Ltd (MePDCL) had November last announced the ‘MePDCL One Time Settlement Scheme, 2020’ for all categories of defaulting consumers (including permanently disconnected consumers) to recover long outstanding dues of electricity bills as on March 31 2020. The said scheme was valid up to March 31 2021.
A General Notice as per the relevant provisions of the MSERC (Electricity Supply Code) Regulations, 2018 has been issued to all the defaulting consumers informing that with effect from April 16, the MePDCL shall commence rigorous electricity disconnection drive under section 56 of the Electricity Act, 2003 against all defaulting consumers not opted for this Scheme (including consumers who opted the Scheme but failed to comply with the terms of the Scheme).
MePDCL in its notice stated that this shall be treated as Notice for disconnection to all defaulting consumers. The list of defaulters is available at the website of the MeECL www.meecl.nic.in, it informed.
Chairman and Managing Director, MePDCL, warned that they will initiate prosecution proceedings against those permanently disconnected consumers who have failed to settle their dues under the scheme or otherwise.