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Policy Advocacy. Group - 3. Sanjay Mondal Mustak Ali Mondal Jakir H. Mollick Biswajit Shaw Samarendra Nath Baidya Bikash Saha Kamal Das. Issue- Reducing Power Theft for better Demand Side Management. Negative effects of Power Theft. Increasing electricity bill more than earlier
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Policy Advocacy Group - 3 • Sanjay Mondal • Mustak Ali Mondal • Jakir H. Mollick • Biswajit Shaw • Samarendra Nath Baidya • Bikash Saha • Kamal Das
Issue- Reducing Power Theft for better Demand Side Management
Negative effects of Power Theft • 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: • Capacity building of stakeholders • Advocacy with relevant stakeholders
Methodology • Secondary literature and review. • Primary data collection. • Analysis and identification of advocacy issues. • Advocating with target stakeholder.
Identified Stakeholder • Station Manager • RGRO • PRI Functionary • BDO • MLA • Local Police Station • Media • Community People
Action Plan • 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) • 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 • Policy Supportive CSO/Club • Farmers Club • Micro Entrepreneur
Monitoring and Evaluation • 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.