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

Assam
supply bottlenecks and low quality of supply. For efficient and dependable
transmission system, the transmission network must have adequate capacity
and be maintained in a good condition. Only a healthy network can deliver
dependable and quality power to the consumers. Details of energy available,
delivered, losses, and investments on new transmission lines are as under:
Table: Performance Parameters: Transmission
Particulars
1999
-00
2000
-01
2001
-02
2002
-03
2003
-04
2004
-05
Energy Available for Transmission (MUs) 2811 3215 3294 3298 3389 3431
Energy Delivered (MUs) 2513 2942 3010 3020 3099 3137
Transmission Losses (MUs) 247 273 283 277 289 293
Wheeling cost of Energy (Paise/Unit) 35 35 35 35 35 35
Transmission Losses (%) 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.5
Availability of the transmission systems (%) 95.3 95.4 95.3 95.5 95.5 95.6
Investments made to improve transmission capacities and efficiency of the
transmission system are as under.
Table: Investment on Transmission Lines
1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07
(Rs lakh)
2007-08
545 883 305 2264 1370 3648 7038.72 7038.72 3519.36
(c) Distribution
The present distribution system of 11 kV and 33 kV lines are of 28,190 ckt km
and 4,766 ckt km respectively. The system has 42,693 ckt km LT lines and 291
sub-stations of 33/11 kV. Setting up of a number of new sub-stations and
distribution transformers and augmentation of the distribution system has been
taken up under the APDRP. About 278 ckt km of 33 kV line and 40 MVA of
33/11 kV new sub-stations are under implementation under the Non-Lapsable
Central Pool Resources (NLCPR). There are other schemes under ADB finance
and APDRP. The greatest challenge lies in interface with the consumers in the
distribution of electricity. In 2004-05, the AT&C losses in the sector were of
the order of 45 per cent. The level of loss is unacceptably high and has also led
to poor quality of service to the consumers. It is also partly responsible for the
poor financial health of the State utilities. The amount of energy sold is 3,302
MU. Details of energy sold from the State power utilities is as under:
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