Group - 3
1. Sanjay Mondal
2. Mustak Ali Mondal
3. Jakir H. Mollick
4. Biswajit Shaw
5. Samarendra Nath Baidya
6. Bikash Saha
7. Kamal Das
Issue- Reducing Power Theft for better
Demand Side Management
Negative effects of Power Theft
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Increasing electricity bill more than earlier
Due to low voltage and power cut in the
evening (Peak Hours), many instruments
used in the distribution network/line are
damaged , as well as household electronics
gadgets and agriculture pump sets are also
damaged.
Excessive use of Fossil fuel like Coal and
Diesel.
Objectives
To reduce power theft by:
i)
Capacity building of stakeholders
ii) Advocacy with relevant stakeholders
Methodology
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Secondary literature and review.
Primary data collection.
Analysis and identification of advocacy
issues.
Advocating with target stakeholder.
Identified Stakeholder
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
v)
vi)
vii)
viii)
Station Manager
RGRO
PRI Functionary
BDO
MLA
Local Police Station
Media
Community People
Action Plan
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iv)
Primary data collection.
Joint meeting with stake holder and media.
Awareness through street play.
Public rally with involvement of SHGs,
ICDS, ASHAs workers and Students.
Findings (from primary data
collection)
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ii)
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Many consumers applied for new connection
but not yet got connection for that reason
they used power illegal way.
Some people are thinking that Electricity is
their birth right and they don’t have to pay
for it
Some influential stakeholders are supporting
such malpractices for e.g.- political leaders
and middleman.
Message
To prevent theft for better quality of
electricity and improvement of power sector.
Allies and Partnership
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ii)
iii)
Policy Supportive CSO/Club
Farmers Club
Micro Entrepreneur
Monitoring and Evaluation
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ii)
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Individual communication with stake holder.
Follow up meeting with target groups.
Feedback assessment among community
members.
Tally the data pre and post assessment.
Evaluation of the progress of work vis-a-vis
objectives.
Documentation.