India, April 10 -- The Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) Pune zone has claimed a revenue increase of Rs.5,137 crore and addition of 4.34 lakh new connections in the last two years. The utility has registered 74,916 power outages during the same period in the region, including two major disruptions on April 9 that affected nearly 80,000 consumers.

The zone covers areas under Ganeshkhind Road (urban), Pune (rural), and Rasta Peth (urban) divisions.

In the financial year 2023-24, there were 10,368 power outage incidents and the figure increased to 64,578 the next year.

MSEDCL has managed to recover pending bills, bringing down dues from Rs.124 crore to Rs.69 crore in the last two years, besides recovering...