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1905 |
Bombay Electric Supply & Tramways Co. Ltd. was formed. B.E.S.T. Co. acquired from British Electric Traction Co. a power house with 110 HP generators & 107 consumers. |
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1907 |
Steam power generation started at Wadi Bunder (4300 KW). |
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1912 |
Kussara Generating Station Commissioned. |
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1916 |
Purchase of power from Tata�s began. |
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1925 |
Generation Discontinued. |
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1931 |
Remote Control of D.C. Substations began. |
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1947 |
Management taken over by B.M.C. |
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1949 |
First 22KV receiving station commissioned at Apollo & Grant Road. |
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1951 |
D.C. to A.C. conversion started. |
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1954 |
Primary distribution voltage changed from 5.5 to 6.6 KV. |
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1955 |
ABCB introduced. |
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1957 |
Maximum demand reached 100 MW. |
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1958 |
Intercom introduced. |
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1960 |
VHF system installed. |
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1964 |
Tram cars discontinued. |
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1967 |
Single meter tariff introduced. |
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1967 |
SRC system commissioned. |
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1968 |
Gas Lamps eliminated. |
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1969 |
Material Testing activity started. |
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1970 |
Maximum demand reached 200 MW. |
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1970 |
Units purchased reached 1000 MUs. |
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1970 |
SIMHA Schemes introduced. |
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1971 |
PVC cables introduced in system. |
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1971 |
EPOXY Cable Jointing introduced. |
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1977 |
Primary dist. voltage changed over from 6.6 KV to 11KV � First phase (South). |
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1981 |
Minimum Oil Circuit Breaker introduced. |
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1982 |
Computerised Electric Bill introduced. |
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1982 |
HPSV Lamps introduced. |
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1982 |
XLPE Cable introduced. |
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1982 |
Primary transformation changed over (From 22KV to 33 KV). (Apollo & Hutatma Chowk).� |
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1985 |
Vacuum Circuit Breakers introduced. |
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1985 |
SF 6 switchgears introduced. |
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1986 |
Maximum demand reached 400 MW. |
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1986 |
Units purchased reached 2000 MUs. |
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1989 |
110KV /11KV receiving station commissioned with GIS at Nariman Point. |
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1993 |
Microwave Communication system introduced. |
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1993 |
Compact Fluorescent Lamps introduced. |
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1993 |
Khetwadi 110 KV / 33KV receiving station commissioned. |
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1994 |
Electronics meters introduced in the system. |
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1994 |
Primary Dist. Voltage changed over from 6.6 KV to 11KV � First Phase (North). |
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1994 |
Primary Transformation changed over from 22KV to 33 KV (Dharavi). |
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1994 |
Energy Audit Department formed. |
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1995 |
Computer Application Department formed. |
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1995 |
Generation Cell formed. |
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1995 |
New Intercom system introduced. |
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1996 |
Maximum demand reached 600 MW. |
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1996 |
Units purchased reached 3000 MUs. |
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1997 |
Wardwise functioning of Commercial Departments. |
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1997 |
Switched LV capacitors installed. |
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1997 |
Towers lighting installed at Chowpatty. |
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1997 |
11 KV change over in South Zone completed. |
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1997 |
System power factor reached above 0.98. |
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1997 |
System maximum demand in MVA reduced due to improvement of power factor. |
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1997 |
One Window Redressal system started with 2 KW. |
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1998 |
Rkvah charges introduced for agreemental tariffs. |
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1998 |
One Window Redressal system extended to 25 KW. |
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1999 |
Advance Payment Scheme introduced. |
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1999 |
110 KV Backbay Receiving Substation commissioned. |
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2001 |
Achieved 100% group control of street lighting lamps. |
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2002 |
Automatic switched LV capacitors introduced. |
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2003 |
System maximum demand reached 700 MW. |
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2003 |
Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum set up. |
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2005 |
System maximum demand reached 800 MVA. |
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2005 |
Units purchased reached 4000 MUs. |
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2006 |
Amnesty Scheme for recovery of long pending electricity bills arrears was launched first time. |
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2006 |
A separate cell established for procurement of power and analysis of Availability Based Tariff and Long Term Power Procurement Plan (LTPPP). |
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2006 |
First time MERC tariff implemented. |
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2006 |
Metering for street lighting provided. |
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2006 |
Started issuing colourful electricity bills with bar coding facility. |
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2006 |
O & M (NE) Division established. |
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2006 |
Automatic Cheque acceptance machine against electricity bills introducing on trial basis. |
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2009 |
Jury award for overall performance received from India power Awards. |
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2011 |
Awarded Siler Medal in "Overall performance of Distribution Licensee" category by India power Awards for Year 2009-10l. |
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2011 |
Awarded Gold Medal in "Overall performance of Distribution Licensee" category by India power Awards for Year 2010-11. |
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2012 |
Awarded BEST City� for �Best Power Availability� category by lead journalism house ABP NEWS at New Delhi . |
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2012 |
SMS Alert facality for consumer information implemented. |
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2014 |
Online Filing of Electricty connection requests enabled. |
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2015 |
Domestic Efficient Lighting Programme (DELP) implemented. |
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2015 |
RAM capacity was upgraded for Billing and Vidushi servers from 24 GB to 48 GB. |
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2016 |
Mi BEST' moble App launched for BEST Electricity Consumers. |
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2016 |
Under National Street Lighting Programme (SLNP) Pilot project for energy conservation by using LED lamps for street lighting executed. |
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2017 |
Procedure Order no. 245 was issued which ensures installation of meter on the 6th day after registration of application by the consumer. |
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2017 |
BEST reduced cost of getting new electricity connection (for loads up to 150 kW) to 25 % of Per Capita income under "Ease of doing Business-getting Electricity". |
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2018 |
Amnesty Scheme 2018 launched for recovery of Arrears. |
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2018 |
Establishment of Special Task Force for countering competition by parallel licencees. |
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2018 |
Establishment of Suvidha Kendras for the convienence of Electricity Consumers. |
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2019 |
Procedure Order was revised thereby reducing the required documents for obtaining Electrical connection. |
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2020 |
Meter reading through Mobile App was implemented. |
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2020 |
Digital payments were increased to almost 50%. |
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2020 |
Developed On Line Portal for excutimg Roof Top Solar(RTS) Subsidy scheme introduced by MNRE for Residential Consumers. |