India Mumbai

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The objective of the Mumbai Improved Electricity Access for Indian Slum Dwellers Project for India is to demonstrate the use of an Output-Based Aid (OBA) approach to make a significant difference to the level of access to safe and adequate electricity supply in the Indian slum context. The project implementer, Reliance Energy Limited (REL), is India's largest private electric utility that serves a large portion of Northern Mumbai. REL purchases power from the State Electricity Board and distributes over 2.2 million customers in urban and suburban areas. REL is regulated by Maharashtra Electricity Regulatory Commission (MERC), and under the current concession contract, REL is obliged to provide an electricity point of service to all slum dwellers upon their request, regardless of their land tenure. Thus, REL is responsible for connection costs associated with supplying a 'point of service', including upgrading the distribution network and substations, providing drop down cables and installing meters for individual households. Users are responsible for paying a regulated connection fee (service connection charge) for costs up to the point of service and are then responsible for carrying out and paying for their own wiring from the point of service to the house and for internal wiring in the house. The focus will be on new connections for customers that at present have no service or have a form of illegal service. It is expected that out of the total of 27,500 connections, 22,500 will be such new connections.

FY17 - Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry

World Bank Group

Project

Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Raw Materials, Government