We thought that the previous three proposals putforth by the BEST to overcome the shortfall of 300 megawatts (MW) were extremely stupid ^[1], look what more the suggestions, the general manager of BEST, Swadhin Kshatriya, has come up with.

• No power supply for open-air marriage functions

• But political rallies held on open grounds will receive power supply for security reasons

• City shops should remain shut mandatorily one day a week

• Five star hotels, shops and other private establishments will have to forgo decorative lighting

Thankfully, he has some common-sense….

• Emergency services will be exempted from powercuts

• Call centres, railways, signal systems on junction, defence bodies, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, water supply and high-rise buildings with elevators should also be exempted from powercuts

On the other hand, take a look at these stats…

• Using these measures, BEST can save only 2 MW power per day

• Mumbai uses 600 MW to 800 MW of
electricity per day in the summer. Currently, there is a shortfall of 275 MW per day

• In the summer of 2005, the maximum power consumption was 806 MW per day

Complete story, here ^[2].