Guwahati, June 16 -- The BJP-led Assam government would adopt the Gujarat model and follow its technological solutions in metering, billing, collection of electricity bills besides improving the functioning of various power companies, officials said on Tuesday.

According to the top officials of the power department, Assam is suffering a loss of Rs 300 crore every month due to unpaid power bills.

The Assam government would soon send a team led by Power Minister Bimal Bora to Gujarat to study the power reforms of Gujarat Urja Vikas Nigam Limited (GUVNL).

An official statement said that in a bid to infuse qualitative development along with empowering the three power companies - APDCL, APGCL, AEGCL - economically, Chief Minister Himanta Bi...