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Electricity Reforms in West Bengal
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By November 2008 , the installed capacity will go up to such an extent that there will be no power deficit in the state due to installation of many more new generating units (dependable source).
Between 2001-02 and 2006-07 (up to November 2006), the number of consumers of electricity has increased by more than 25.5 lakhs.
Systems Improvement
Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) has assisted in West Bengal Transmission System Project.
The Security and Loss Prevention (S & LP wings have been strengthened by creating S & L P offices at 17 circles in addition to the Central S & LP wing at Head Quarter.
WBREDA implemented a massive programme in the field of Renewable Energy Sources like Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biomass, Mini Micro Hydal, Tidal Power etc and it is well known in the country for its good work.
More than 1000 families of the State are getting electricity through non conventional energy source.
West Bengal Rural Energy Development Corporation Ltd (WBREDCL)
A unique feature of WBREDCL's functioning is that it is largely decentralised to the district and sub-district levels, in its planning, execution and monitoring operations.
At the district level, the apex body is the District Rural Energy Committee, whose members include the Sabhadipati (chairman of the zilla panchayat) and the District Magistrate;
At the block level, there is the Block Rural Energy Committee, headed by the Block Sabhadipati and the Block Development Officer (BDO). d
At the most basic level of this structure is the Beneficiary Committee, comprising a gram panchayat member, a local teacher and a local youth representative.
After the electrification and intensification work is done, the Beneficiary Committee takes up the role of monitoring and protecting the transformer, and hence it is known as the Transformer Protection Committee4
For Consumer Protection
Established Consumer Grievance Redressal Forum Restructure in 2006
The West Bengal Electricity Regulatory Commission Regulations, 2006 has made provision for redressal of grievances of consumers against the licensees regarding supply of electricity and related matters (such as excess billing, long security deposit, incorrect disconnection , non receipt of meter).
Ombudsman & Redressal of Grievances of Consumers
The distribution licensees is mandated to establish an organisational structure for redressal of grievances of consumers.
Each licensee must have as many Grievance Redressal Officers (GRO) as may be necessary at the rate of at least one such GRO at each sub-district; district; regional ; zonal; head quarter levels of each organisation.
An aggrieved consumer is entitled to approach the Ombudsman ( placed at the WBERC Office) if he is aggrieved by any order of any GRO at any of these levels or if he does not get any response from GRO within a specified time.