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

Maharashtra
MSEDCL over the period 2000-01 to 2005-06 is two per cent. The company had a
turnover of Rs 15,072 crore in 2005-06.
The distribution network comprises of 2,15,321 ckt km of HV lines of 33/22/11 kV
and 4,61,793 ckt km of LT lines, 2,20,799 DTs having 22,154 MVA capacity and
16,980 MVA of 33 kV transformation capacity as given below:
Table: Distribution Network Related Information
Item 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 Remarks
Total number of DTCs 205542 212272 220799
Number of DTCs failed 31422 30133 39352
DTCs failure rate (%) 14.67 18.52 15.58
33 kV transformers capacity (MVA) 16280.45 16570.1 16980.3
DTs capacity (MVA) 18967.9 20879.3 22153.646
33 kV, 22 kV, 11kV lines (ckt km) 208726.95 212087.27 215321.016
LT Lines Commissioned (ckt km) 444618 452809.51 461792.84
33 kV, 22 kV, 11 kV lines (ckt km) 26150.52 26541.91 27088.856
22 kV, 11 kV lines commissioned. (ckt
km)
21424.61 21733.77 21978.629
11 kV lines commissioned. (ckt kms) 161151.82 163811.59 166253.531
Extent of Load Shedding
10.41
2005-06
data upto
February
2006.
At the
beginning
of the year.
Due to inadequate generating capacity to meet the demand, MSEDCL is forced to
resort to load shedding and the extent of load shedding is given below:
Table: Details of Load Shedding*
2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05
(Maximum in MW)
2005-06
1,822 1,016 2,421 2,042 3,045 4,539
* as on 22 December 2005
MSEDCL has categorised total load in non-sheddable load of (3,554 MW),
comprising of EHV feeders, feeders for Maharashtra State Industrial Development
Corporation (MIDC) areas, express-feeders for industries, municipal water works and
utility, and remaining as sheddable load of 8,730 MW of the total of 12,284 MW.
Load shedding is done in accordance with a plan ordered by MERC. The salient
features of this novel load shedding plan approved by MERC are noted as under: