Electricity Dept Bars Power Connections to Illegal Structures in Goa

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PANAJI: The Electricity Department of Goa has issued a circular directing all sub-divisional officers to stop releasing new electricity connections to illegal structures that do not possess valid permissions from competent authorities.

The directive, issued by Chief Electrical Engineer Stephen Fernandes on September 30, 2025, refers to earlier communications and a circular from the Chief Secretary stating that “no new electricity connection shall be released to illegal structures where permission is not obtained from concerned authorities.”

The department clarified that the grant of an Enabling Housing N

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