MAHARASHTRA STATE BOARD OF TECHNICAL

EDUCATION (MSBTE)
GOVERNMENT POLYTECHNIC, (College Name)
Academic Year-2020-2021
DIPLOMA (Electrical Engineering)

A PROJECT REPORT OF EMERGING TRENDS IN ELECTRICAL

ENGINEERING
(Project Name Here)
TOWARDS THE PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF DIPLOMA
(ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING)

Name of students Enrollment no.

1. (Name) 000000000
2. (Name) 000000000
3. (Name) 000000000
4. (Name) 123456789

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 Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE)

Certificate of Completion of Micro-project

This is to certify that the student
Name Enrollment No.
1. Name Name Name 1234567890
2. Name Name Name. 1234567890
3. 1828288292
4. Name. Name Name. 1234567890

(Project Name ) For Subject Name in (Branch) engineering (Subject Code) for
partial fulfilment towards completion of diploma in electrical engineering for the academic year
2020-2021.from government polytechnic, Institute Name institute code (0000)

Name Name Name

(PROJECT GUIDE) (H.O.D.EE.) (PRINCIPAL)

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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

The success and final outcome of this report required a lot of guidance and
assistance from many people and we are extremely privileged to have got this all
along the completion of my report. All that we have done is only due to such
supervision and assistance and we would not forget to thank them.
We are extremely thankful to our project guide Project Guide Name and head
of Electrical Department (HOD NAME )who took keep interest on our project
work and guided us all along, till the completion of our report work by providing
all the necessary information for developing a good system and for providing such
a nice support and guidance, although he had busy schedule managing the
corporate affairs.

We would not forget to remember principal of College Name (Principal

Name) for their encouragement and more over for their timely support and
guidance till the completion of our report work.
We are thankful to and fortunate enough to get constant encouragement,
support and guidance from all Teaching staffs of ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT which helped us in successfully completing
our report work. Also, we would like to extend our sincere esteems to all staff in
laboratory for their timely support.

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SR. NO CONTENTS PAGE NO.
1. Abstract 5
2. Introduction 6

3. Bill Details during Lock download Period 7

4. Comparison between Lockdown Average Bill 11

and Recomputed
5. Outputs of the Micro-Projects 13

6. Skill development and learning outcomes 13

7. Conclusion 14

8. References 15

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 Abstract
This study explores the impacts of COVID-19 on household energy use. Some of these impacts
are associated with longer-term energy demand changes and some could just be temporary. The
study intends to present the results of a small pilot study conducted in India, by addressing
household energy use. The samples are from 352 households and particularly focus on primary
energy use in three periods of pre-pandemic (and pre-lockdown), start of COVID-19 outbreak
and lockdown, and post lockdown. Each period is identified as a timeframe of 2.5 months, from
March 2020 to late June 2020. The samples of this study highlight the primary implications of
energy use, some that are understood as interim changes and some that may appear to be more
prolonged. The results from the study highlight a variety of impacts on household energy use as
well as prolonged impacts on transportation use. The primary household energy use are assessed
in six fundamental elements of transportation for commuting and leisure (for both private and
public modes), cooking, entertainment, heating and cooling, lighting, and the others. The results
are summarized in three sections focused on major impacts on transportation use (comparison
between private and public modes), cooking and entertainment, heating/cooling and lighting. The
results could provide early suggestions for cities/regions that are experiencing longer lockdown.
Furthermore, this study provides insights for larger-scale research in assessing household energy
use/demand during times of health emergency and crises, such as the event of a pandemic. Just
after the Indian government issued the first lockdown rule to cope with the increasing number of
COVID-19 cases in March 2020, the energy consumption in India plummeted dramatically.
However, as the lockdown relaxed, energy consumption started to recover. In this study, we
investigated how COVID-19 cases affected Indian energy consumption during the COVID-19
crisis by testing if the lockdown release had a positive impact on energy consumption and if
richer regions were quicker to recover their energy consumption to the level before the
lockdown. Using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) model, the study reveals that a long-
run relationship holds between the COVID-19 cases and energy consumption and that the
COVID-19 cases have a positive effect on Indian energy consumption. This result indicates that
as lockdown relaxed, energy consumption started to recover. However, such a positive impact
was not apparent in the Eastern and North-Eastern regions, which are the poorest regions among
the five regions investigated in the study. This implies that poorer regions need special aid and
policy to recover their economy from the damage suffered from the COVID-19 crisis.

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 Introduction
"The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL),
which has started taking meter readings in non-containment zones from June 1, has
issued bills to consumers from April to June.
To clarify any confusion or concern about higher bills, the company said it had
broken the readings into three parts to ensure customers get charged in the 0-100
unit slab, as opposed to higher tariff slabs.
An official from the power company explained that since MSEDCL stopped taking
meter readings from March 23 due to the lockdown, the difference between the
reading taken in March before the lockdown and the fresh reading in June was
used to arrive at the number of units consumed between March to June.

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Bill Details during Lock download Period
“Consumers had the option of providing their actual meter reading on the MSEDCL. The rest
were given bills calculated on an average, that too on the basis of the consumption during the
winter months, when usage of power is low as compared to summer months,” the official
explained."
"On the reading arrived at in the current bill added, “That number is equally divided into three
months. The consumers have paid some money as average bill amount, which is adjusted against
the actual bill amount after deducting the fixed charges and electricity duty charges,”

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Due to lock-down, most of us were doing work from home wherein the actual consumption has
increased beyond monthly average consumption, which must be more than 46 KWh units. Still,
those who have not submitted the readings have been billed for average monthly consumption
until May 2020. Let me further explain you with my example.
As you can see, I have shown below the tabular format of consumption and amount billed to me
along with average rate. One important point to note here is that I have been billed on the basis
of actual readings for these months be it lock-down or unlock period as I used to submit the reads
starting from March to Jun 2020.
Had it been the case, that I have not submitted the readings, they MSEDCL would have
estimated me based on average consumption for last 3 months and would have billed me on the
lower side. Last 3 months average monthly consumption for me prior to lock-down = 138 KWh
units

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You may see here what how much big difference is there in terms of electricity bill amount.
March 2020 estimated bill would not make a difference for me as the estimated and actual
consumption is nearby. In April and May, I watched many TV, Computer over weekends for 8 to
10 hours at a stretch with rigorous Fans usage. Hence, my actual consumption for April and May
is 436 & 257 KWh units with high bill amounts. Had been estimated on lower side by MSEDCL,
it would have been 46 KWh units and 221 KWh units less in Apr & May 2020 with lower bill
amounts. My June 2020 actual bill amount is 2300 as against proposed estimated units lost in
previous months (274 KWh Units); I would have been required to pay Rs.5000 approximately.

We are concerned about higher electricity bills have been provided a link to the MSEDCL
website (see box) where they can verify how their bills have been calculated — they have to

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Comparison between Lockdown Average Bill and Recomputed

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Outputs of the Micro-Projects:
 We can study about Lockdown period Bill.
 We can Analysis electricity bills

Skill development and learning outcomes:

 We can Knowledge electricity bills calculation.
 We can Knowledge about Electricity Charge, computation as per tariff plan

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 Conclusion

People across the country got higher electricity bills soon after unlock 1.0 in the month of June,
with some consumers complaining about an increase of anywhere between three to fifteen times
the usual levels. In the months during lockdown, consumers’ electricity bill was estimated based
on the average consumption in the few months preceding the lockdown; this was because the
power distribution companies were not able to send employees to collect meter readings. This, in
turn, meant that most of the consumers underpaid for April, May and June. However, the bills
soared in June, as they also had taken the residual electricity amount into account.
“We have re-started physical meter reading which was temporarily halted since March because
of Covid-19. Bills were generated on the lower side, being an average of the preceding three
months (bills of April, May, June), which are winter months,” a Maharashtra State Electricity
Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) spokesperson said in a statement. Heat waves and the
summer season in India have also aggravated the situation.

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References
 https://www.mahadiscom.in/
 https://billcal.mahadiscom.in/consumerbill/

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