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

Tamil Nadu
Reform Measures Action taken
from 1 January 2002. Energy auditing is in progress in feeders
where the line loss is more than 10%.
5.iv. Development of effective
distribution management
Information
5.v. Formation of distinct distribution
profit centres at divisional level
and preparation of separate
commercial accounts/shadow
balance sheets for such centres
from 31 March 2002
6. Computerisation of HT and LT
billing by 31December 2002
7. Government of Tamil Nadu will
securitise outstanding dues of
CPSUs as per the scheme
approved by Government of India.
After securitisation, Government
of Tamil Nadu will ensure that
CPSU outstanding does not cross
the limit of 2 months’ billing.
8. Tamil Nadu will maintain Grid
discipline, comply with grid code
and carry out the directions of
Regional Load Despatch Centre.
9. Tamil Nadu will take all steps for
the implementation for energy
conservation and demand side
management
10. Tamil Nadu will constitute district
level committees to undertake
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TNEB has an effective MIS for the
distribution segment.
TNEB is taking action to form distinct
distribution profit centres at divisional
level.
HT computerisation has already been
completed. TNEB has taken steps to
computerise LT Billing so that the
customers can make payment of electricity
bill and other charges anywhere.
Tripartite agreement has been signed
between Government of Tamil Nadu,
Central Government and Reserve Bank of
India on 20 March 2003 to convert
outstanding loan of Rs 1962.14 crore as on
30 September 2001 to Central Public Sector
Units and securitisation has been
completed.
RLDC’s instructions are carried out
immediately. Further, as per instructions of
RLDC, AVAILABILITY BASED TARIFF
is in force from 1 January 2003 and hence
quality and stable power is supplied to
customers.
Energy conservation cell has already been
formed. Cell has been formed to supervise
the demand side management and an
officer has been appointed for each
electricity distribution circle for DMS.
As a first step, State level Reforms
Committee meeting reviewed the