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

Gujarat
Investments Made to Improve Transmission Capacity
(Rs crore)
Particulars
New transmission lines
2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
Strengthening of
180.46 145.49 147.84 352.54
transmission system
* The segregation of the investments for new transmission lines and strengthening of
transmission system is not available.
It is seen from the above that the transmission loss is low and the availability of the
transmission system is higher than norms. GETCL is understood to have formulated a
long-term business plan.
The total staff working in GETCL is 10,643. Therefore, MU handled per employee
per annum comes to 4.98.
GETCL had submitted ARR in January 2006 and GERC has issued its orders on this
submission in May 2006. For 2006-07, transmission charge/MW/month approved by
the Commission works out to Rs 86,142 in place of GETCO’s request of Rs 1,03,539.
These charges include return on equity amounts of Rs 196 crore in place of Rs 280.88
crore claimed by GETCO.
Way Forward
GETCL needs to look in the following issues and take suitable action:
1. Conversion of a single 66 kV meshed network for the entire State into four
meshed networks, one each for the individual DISCOM’s area.
2. Providing precision energy meters and high accuracy instrument transformers in
generator transformer bays in EHV sub-stations for measurement of energy
delivered on the busbar wherever presently such provisions do not exist.
DGVCL/MGVCL/PGVCL/UGVCL Distribution Companies in Gujarat
Preamble
The distribution sector of erstwhile GEB was restructured into four independent
DISCOMs w.e.f. 1 April 2005. Gujarat’s reply to IIPA’s questionnaire primarily
contains data prior to restructuring. Information pertaining to individual companies
after restructuring for the year 2005-06 is not yet compiled though the companies have
taken actions in terms of formulating individual business plans and have identified
investments required for capacity additions and improvements over a long term
period. However actions for improvement of the distribution sector have been initiated
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