Strap: Several parts of state face outages up to 8 hours Employees of three state-owned power companies called off their strike on Wednesday afternoon after deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis assured them that the state government had no plans to privatise the electricity distribution sector. But by then, many districts, including parts of Pune, Nashik and a few areas in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), had faced power outages ranging from 2 to 8 hours. Nearly 1.25 lakh employees, affiliated to various unions, went on a three-day strike past Tuesday midnight. They alleged that if Adani Group was granted a parallel distribution licence in Navi Mumbai and Thane, where currently Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) is supplying power, this would be the beginning of privatisation in the sector. “Odisha and Delhi have parallel licences. The electricity Act too has a provision on this. However, it will affect MSEDCL’s revenues. So, we will object to the company’s proposal to get the distribution licence in Navi Mumbai and Thane. We will use all the instruments …