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Synopsis of State Reports (Vol.-IV)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
After restructuring, there was an increased flow of funds in the transmission
sector. Consequently, significant growth in the transmission network has been
noticed. The details of investments from 1995-96 to 2004-05 are as under:
Table 1.6: Details of Investments (Rs crore)
Prior to restructuring After restructuring
Year Investment Year Investment
1995-96 99.57 1999-2000 424.19
1996-97 60.96 2000-01 420.14
1997-98 115.29 2001-02 459.11
1998-99 205.00 2002-03 362.62
2003-04 248.01
2004-05 415.38
Operational Improvements
Key performance improvements of APTRANSCO are as under:
• Transmission losses have come down from 8.98 per cent (1999-2000) to
4.91 per cent (2004-05) - a reduction of 4.07 percentage points in five
years;
• The maximum and minimum voltages at 132 kV level have improved
from 129 kV and 92 kV (1999–2000) to 140 kV and 121 kV respectively
by 2004-05;
• The system frequency has improved from 51.12 Hz (maximum) and 47.80
Hz (minimum) in 1999-2000 to 50.84 Hz (maximum) and 48.62 Hz
(minimum) in 2004-05. It would be seen that both the maximum and
minimum frequencies have been brought closer to the standard power
frequency of 50 Hz;
• Transmission system availability is ranging between 99.35 and 99.85 per
cent; and
• The cost recovery of the transmission system has improved from around
65 per cent in 1998-99 to more than 100 per cent from 2002-03 onwards.
1.4.3 Distribution
With the separation of distribution function from APTRANSCO, four
DISCOMs came into existence from the year 2000. Several improvements have
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