Workers and residents of the industrial town in Maharashtra say Torrent Power Limited is arbitrarily inflating electricity bills, making business unsustainable.
Torrent Power supplies power to Bhiwandi near Mumbai, and powerloom owners and public representatives allege that power bills have doubled or tripled since the franchise was brought in, which has dealt a blow to the Rs 10,000-crore powerloom industry here
Losses of Torrent Power in the area are increasing and have gone to the range of 50%. If this continues, and people do not refrain from power theft, load shedding may be inevitable