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

Synopsis of State Reports (Vol.-IV)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
The details of transmission lines are as follows:
Table 3.1: Length of Transmission Lines
(ckt km)
Voltage
level (kV)
2002-03
2003-04 2004-05
400 1,976.346 1,976.846 1,977.846
220 7,835.745 8,281.795 8,351.115
110 6,529.680 6,891.310 7,182.690
66 6,645.819 7,073.319 7,347.989
33 6,968.740 7,071.740 7,175.620
Total 29,956.330 31,295.010 32,035.260
The total customer base came to 1,16,65,992 with 76 per cent being in the
domestic category. Metered agricultural connections were 11 per cent, with the
rest accounted under industry, commercial and others. However, about 44 per
cent of the total consumption was by the agriculture sector, which gives the
lowest revenue, followed by industry at 22 per cent and domestic 20 per cent.
The State depends heavily on hydropower to meet its requirements, which, in
turn, is weather-dependent. The thermal plant at Raichur has been working at a
high PLF and has a reputation for efficiency.
The State Government had to pay subsidies ranging from Rs 1,246 crore in
2000-01 to Rs 1,569 crore in 2004-05 to the power sector. In the Budget
estimates for 2006-07, an amount of Rs 2,373 crore has been provided as
subsidy to the sector, which comes to about seven per cent of the total revenue
expenditure of the Government and exceeds the total capital budget deficit for
the year by Rs 866 crore.
3.3 PERFORMANCE OF THE STATE ELECTRICITY BOARD
KEB was dissolved on 31 May 1999 when Karnataka Power Transmission
Corporation Limited (KPTCL) was formed as part of the First Transfer
Scheme. During 1998-99, KEB’s total generation was 17,066 MU and the total
electricity available for sale was 22,746 MU. Against this, however, the actual
sale accounted was only 15,909 MU, which worked out to 70 per cent only.
The T&D losses in 1998-99 were 30.2 per cent.
KEB received a subsidy of Rs 913.89 crore in 1998-99, which helped it to
return a surplus of Rs 67 crore. But for the subsidy, the year would have closed
with a shortfall in income of Rs 846.90 crore. The total loans outstanding in the
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