Power: Maharashtra industrialists oppose 5-day week plan

Industrialists in Nasik have strongly opposed the power regualtor's proposal to have 18-32 hours of load-shedding in the industrial areas and implement five-day week to save electricity in Maharashtra.

At a meeting of the Nasik Industrial Manufacturing Association in Nasik on Wednesday, the members decided to move the court against the proposal by the Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission.

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argued that if the MERC proposal is implemeted the industries will suffer heavy losses.

NIMA Vice-President Nishikant Ahire and President of Ambad Industrial Manufacturing Association Dhananjay Bele were among those who attended the meeting. Maharashtra currently faces a power shortage of over 5,500 MW with several parts of the country's most industrialised state not getting electricity up to almost 14 hours a day.