Economy

MSEDCL Adopts Artificial Intelligence Module to Detect Power Theft in Maharashtra

The Hindu4h
THE BRIEF
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Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Ltd exposed 27,964 instances of power theft worth ₹66.28 crore over three months by combining physical inspections with artificial intelligence.

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The discom deployed a specialized AI and machine learning module to automatically flag suspicious consumer consumption patterns into a high-risk category for field teams.

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MSEDCL Chairman and Managing Director Lokesh Chandra stated that the utility aims to reduce its aggregate technical and commercial losses to below 10 percent over the next three years.