PERFORMANCE BUDGET 1998-99 - Ministry of Power

10.3. Energy Conservation in Transmission and Distribution of Power:
10.3.1 Energy Audits in Distribution Networks of SEBs
(i) The pilot project on energy audit in the distribution network of the West Bengal
State Electricity Board, sanctioned in March, 1994 for contribution of Rs.181.03
lakh (50% of the total cost), is likely to be completed during 1998-99.
(ii) The pilot project on Energy Audit in the distribution network of Kerla State
Electricity Board sanctioned in November, 1994 for contribution of Rs.114.62
lakh (50% of the total cost) is under progress and is expected to be completed by
March, 1999.
(iii) A pilot project on energy audit in the distribution network of Haryana State
Electricity Board, sanctioned in January, 1996 for contribution of Rs.117.89 lakh
(50% of the total cost), has been taken up for implementation by HSEB and is
likely to be completed in 1998-99.
(iv) A project on energy audit in the distribution network of Punjab State Electricity
Board has been sanctioned in August, 1997 for contribution of Rs.223.43 lakh
(50% of the total cost) for implementation by PSEB. The project has a completion
schedule of 2 years.
10.3.2 Demonstration/Pilot Projects on Energy Conservation in the Distribution Networks of
SEBs/Rural Electric Cooperatives.
(i) The pilot project for reduction of T&D losses in the system through installation
of 3000 LT switched capacitors, sanctioned in February, 1994 for contribution of
Rs.245.60 lakh, is under implementation through REC in Andhra Pradesh,
Haryana, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. As Gujarat, which was expected to participate
in the project, has opted out, the scope of the project has been restricted to 2374
capacitors and the Govt. contribution reduced to Rs.199.32 lakh. The project is
expected to be completed by October, 1998.
(ii) The pilot project for reduction of T&D loses in the system through installation of
3000 Amorphous Core transformers in the distribution networks of various SEBs,
sanctioned in March, 1994 for contribution of Rs.300 lakh (75% of the total cost)
is under implementation through REC. The project is likely to be completed by
March, 1999.
(iii) Pilot projects on remote controlled load management in the distribution networks
of Punjab State Electricity Board (sanctioned in March, 1996 for contribution of
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