Report of Indian Institute of Public Administration ... - Ministry of Power

Andhra Pradesh
The system availability has been always above 99 per cent and the cost of
recovery has improved to over 100 per cent.
4.2.3 Network Expansion
APTRANSCO initially received investment support from the World Bank for
the vital projects of network expansion and strengthening. The first 400 kV
transmission project was completed with investment support provided by
OECF (presently Japanese Bank for International Co-operation or JBIC in
short). Financial assistance was also received from PFC and REC for the
transmission projects of APTRANSCO. The table below gives an indication of
the increased investments in the transmission before and after restructuring;
Before Restructuring After Restructuring
Years
Investment
(Rs crore)
Years
Investment
(Rs crore)
1995-96 99.57 1999-00 424.19
1996-97 60.96 2000-01 420.14
1997-98 115.29 2001-02 459.11
1998-99 205.00 2002-03 362.62
2003-04 248.01
2004-05 415.38
The transmission network expansion after restructuring is indicated in the table
below:
Item
At the end of the
Year
1998-99 2004-05
1.32
Total
Increase
Average
Annual
Increase
400 kV lines (ckt km) - 2,033 2,033 339
220 kV lines (ckt km) 8,203 11,462 3,259 543
132 kV lines (ckt km) 10,634 13,351 2,717 453
400 kV sub-stations (No.) - 3 3 1
220 kV sub-stations (No.) 56 78 22 4
132 kV sub-stations (No.) 164 229 65 11
The above figures reveal that greater and focussed attention is being given to
expansion of the transmission network after the creation of APTRANSCO.
4.2.4 Way Forward
APTRANSCO is among the best performing transmission companies in the
country. The company has made sizeable investments and strengthened the
transmission network. However, there is scope for further improvement as
indicated below: