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

Karnataka
Table: Energy Available for Transmission (MU)
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
Energy available (MU) 29,279 31,217 33,110
Energy Delivered (MU)∗ 27,266 29,676 31,711
Transmission Loss, MU (%) 1988 (6.55%) 1527(4.89%) 1383 (4.18%)
(Source: KPTCL)
∗ Sold to DISCOMs
The following statistics will provide an overview of the length of the transmission
capacity available in the State, as at present:
Table: Length of Transmission Lines (ckt km)
Voltage Level (kV) 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
400 1976.346 1976.846 1977.846
220 7835.745 8281.795 8351.115
110 6529.680 6891.310 7182.690
66 6645.819 7073.319 7347.989
33 6968.740 7071.740 7175.620
Total 29,956.330 31,295.010 32,035.260
(Source: KPTCL)
The break-up of the customer base on an appropriate basis is as follows:
Category of
Consumers
Table: Details of Consumer Base
Number of
Consumers
Percentage of
the category
to total
3.7
Average
Realisation
(Rs/unit)
Percentage of
energy to total
Consumption
Domestic 88,47,542 76 2.30 20
Agricultural 14,12,604 11 0.40 44
Industrial (HT) 6,243 0.5 4.24 14
Industrial (LT) 1,86,823 2 3.88 8
Commercial 10,88,780 9 5.66 4
Others 1,24,000 1.5 10
Total 1,16,65,992 100 100
(Source: Annual Accounts)
The total energy generated by the State utilities during the year 2004-05 was 33,110
MU against which the total power input into the system was 31,711 MU. Energy sales
by the DISCOMs, however, came to only 23,325 MU (2004-05: Vision 2020
Karnataka Power Sector). The transmission loss came to 4.18 per cent and the
distribution loss was estimated at 26.57 per cent. The T&D losses was recorded at
29.5 per cent during the year. The AT&C loss was higher at 36.65 per cent. The power
demand in the State has been growing at the rate of about 8 per cent per year. The
only thermal power station at Raichur with a total installed capacity of 1,470 MW has