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Synopsis of State Reports (Vol.-IV)
Study on `Impact of Restructuring of SEBs’
between networks of different DISCOMs is only at voltages higher than 66 kV
(i.e., 132 kV, 220 kV or 400 kV) and a single 66 kV meshed network in the
State gets replaced by four individual 66 kV meshed networks each dedicated
to the individual DISCOM. This will reduce the interconnection points and
help simplify ABT operation.
9.12 RECOMMENDATIONS
Completion of Jyoti Gram Yojana (JGY) has opened new opportunities to
aggressively pursue energy accounting and energy audit to help reduce
distribution losses. With exclusive feeders for serving agricultural loads,
consumption of energy used by agricultural pumps will get metered at the
feeder end and need no longer be assessed. As a result the distribution losses
could be accurately worked out.
Also, the consumption of energy per HP of connected load of agricultural
pumps could be worked out correctly. HP based agricultural tariff could be
innovatively designed in such a way that it is lower where the energy
consumed is lower per HP of connected load and goes on increasing as the
consumption increases.
The load served by each agricultural feeder could be staggered in two or three
groups and each group provided supply at a time. With this, the peak load and
hence the losses on agricultural feeder could be reduced. This will lead to
reduced kWh/HP of connected load on the feeder and consequent reduction of
tariff to agricultural consumers. Participation of agricultural consumers in such
programmes could be developed on similar lines as in ‘Akshay Prakash Yojna’
in Maharashtra.
Aggressive energy accounting could be resorted to by providing energy meters
on DTs and taking concerted vigilance action in areas connected to DTs where
losses are high.
GUVNL could share its experience and help the restructured companies in
other States as well as other SEBs in the country in setting up of the ‘e-Urja’
project.
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