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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 1100 HP generator & 107
consumers. |
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1907 |
Steam
power generation started at Wari 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
22 KV. receiving station commissioned at Apollo and
Grand 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 KV 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 |
Tramcars discontinued. |
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1967 |
Single
meter tariff introduced. |
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1967 |
Supervisory Remote Control (SRC) system
commissioned. |
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1968 |
Gas
Lamps eliminated. |
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1969 |
Material testing activity was 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 11
KV-First phase (South) |
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1981 |
Minimum Oil Circuit Breakers Introduced. |
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1982 |
High
Pressure Sodium Vapour Lamps Introduced. |
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1982 |
Computerised Electric Bills Introduced. |
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1982 |
XLPE
Cables Introduced. |
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1982 |
Primary
Transformation Voltage Changed Over from 22kV To
33 kV. at Apollo & Hutatma Chowk Receiving Sub
Stations. |
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1985 |
Vacuum
Circuit Breakers Introduced. |
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1985 |
Sf6
Switchgear Introduced. |
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1986 |
Maximum
Demand Reached 400 MW. |
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1986 |
Units
Purchased Reached 2000 Million Units. |
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1989 |
110kV/11kV
Sub Station Commissioned With GIS At Nariman Point. |
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1993 |
Microwave
Communication System Introduced. |
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1993 |
Khetwadi
110kV/33kV Receiving Sub Station Commissioned. |
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1994 |
Electronic Meters Introduced In The System. |
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1994 |
Primary
Distribution Voltage Changed Over From 6.6kV To
11kV-First Phase (North) |
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1994 |
Primary
Transformation Changed Over From 22kV To 33kV (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 Million Units. |
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1997 |
Ward-wise
Functioning Of Commercial Departments started . |
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1997 |
Switched
L.V. Capacitors Installed. |
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1997 |
Tower
Lighting Installed At Chowpatty. |
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1997 |
11kv
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 for 2 KW. loads |
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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 |
110KV
Backbay Receiving Substation Commisioned. |
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2001 |
Achieved
100% group control of street lighting lamps |
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2001 |
2001 FRP
Mini pillars are introduced in system |
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2002 |
Automatic
switched capacitor 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 4000MUs |
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2006 |
Amnesty scheme for recovery of long pending
electricity bills arrears was launched first. |
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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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2007 |
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2008 |
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2009 |
Digitization project |
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2010 |
1)Implementation of three remote terminal at system control at
Dadar, Pathakwadi and Colaba.
2)Commissioning of Morarji Mill (33KV / 415 V) RSS |
