Maha Discom (Unbundled Distribution company of MSEB) approached MERC for inviting bids for long-term purchase of about 4000 MW. This proposed power purchase was in absence of a scientific demand forecast for the State. Moreover, the bidding documents prepared by Maha Discom deviated from the draft notified by Ministry of Power. Following are Prayas’s comments on this issue, which mainly deal with the appropriateness of the proposed capacity addition in absence of demand forecast and inconsistencies in the bidding documents prepared by Maha Discom.