Electricity Duty Exemption Scheme

The Electricity Duty Exemption scheme sits within the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025. It applies to Large Scale Industries (LSI), giving them relief on electricity duty so that running costs fall and competitiveness improves. Electricity is a major input for industry, and the policy treats a stable, lower-cost power environment as a condition for both new and existing units to operate.

The exemption is weighted towards less developed parts of the state — Group C, D and D+ areas — where it runs for a tenure equal to the unit's overall incentive period under the policy. Group A and B areas, which are more developed, are treated differently, with special provisions carved out for certain units.

Those special provisions cover Export Oriented Units (EOUs) with substantial export turnover, along with enterprises wholly owned by women, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) or persons with disabilities (PwD). The design therefore serves two ends at once: spreading industry more evenly across Maharashtra's regions, and extending support to specific socio-economic groups and to export-led units.

By bringing down a significant input cost, the scheme is intended to draw in investment, generate employment and support industrial expansion across the state over the longer term.

Special LSI units that qualify for the Electricity Duty Exemption need to apply by the procedures set out in the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025. In general, the process works as follows:

- **Online application**: A formal application is filed via the MAITRI portal or the state's designated industrial facilitation platform. - **Documents**: The unit must furnish the required paperwork, including proof of registration (LSI or EOU status), ownership particulars (for units owned by women, SC/ST or PwD applicants), workforce composition where relevant, proof of location, and any mandatory certifications, such as DGFT certification in the case of EOUs. - **Compliance**: The unit has to satisfy every eligibility condition laid down for its category and location (Group A/B as against C/D/D+). - **Verification**: State authorities concerned examine the application and attached documents to establish eligibility and adherence to the policy guidelines. - **Approval**: Once verification succeeds, the exemption is sanctioned for the prescribed tenure, ordinarily by way of an official order or certificate.

Specific forms and submission requirements are detailed in the full Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025 document and on the MAITRI portal.

Under the Government of Maharashtra, the Electricity Duty Exemption application is put through a detailed administrative review by the competent authorities. Eligible units' submissions are checked against the specific conditions laid down in the Maharashtra Industries Investment and Services Policy 2025 — covering the unit's recognition as a Special LSI or EOU, where it is located, its ownership pattern (for special categories), and, where relevant, the composition of its workforce. Since the exercise rests on compliance, the applicant must satisfy every stated condition for exemption, and the decision is taken on the basis of documented evidence. No competitive pitch rounds or jury evaluations are involved; this is an approval route for enterprises that qualify.