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Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10
most of the respondent States The exceptions
are the States of UP, Goa, Kerala, Mizoram,
Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.
v. Metering: The NEP lays emphasis on
comprehensive metering. Incomplete
information on this crucial issue from most
States reveals that this issue is not being
monitored with the sincerity and intensity it
merits.
• 11 kV Feeders: Metering on 11kV feeders
is complete or near complete in 10 of the
respondent States viz. HP, Rajasthan,
Haryana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh,
Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa, Nagaland
and Arunachal Pradesh. Of the remaining
States, some discoms have reported 100%
metering.
• DTRs: The status of metering of distribution
transformers is something that needs to be
focused on in all the respondent States. Only
Delhi, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat (Surat &
Ahmedabad) provided 100% DTR meterings.
The problems with respect to DTR metering
could be for a combination of technical, social,
financial reasons. Policy should be addressed
to finding solutions for problems that are
common to a majority of States.
• Consumers: On the issue of metering of
individual consumers, most States have
reported significant progress with Delhi
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan,
Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil
Nadu and Karnataka reporting 100%
metering of individual consumers. However,
metering of agricultural services is still to
be achieved in most States including those
which have reported 100% metering of nonagricultural
consumers.
vi. Standards for Loss Levels: Emphasizing
the overriding importance of containing
system losses, the NEP has required the
SERCs to set standards for loss levels from
time to time. While responding to CEA’s
Question whether a long-term trajectory for
reduction of AT&C losses has been specified
by the SERCs, 11 of the 23 respondent States
with regulatory commissions in place have
said that such a trajectory has not yet been
specified.
vii. Third-party Testing of Consumer
Meters: SERCs were required to put in
place independent third-party meter testing
arrangements. This was meant to be a
confidence building measure amongst the
consumers and a mechanism to gather their
support for the reform process. 13 out of
23 respondent States have not put this
mechanism in place.
viii Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
(SCADA): A time-bound programme
for implementation of SCADA and Data
Management System was to be obtained
from the distribution licensees and approved
by SERCs. Only Delhi and Gujarat have
responded in the affirmative. This system
is not in place in the distribution companies
in any other State. While no timeline is
specified in the NEP for this purpose, it
needs to be emphasized that the NEP states
that these systems are useful for efficient
working of distribution utilities. Action on
essential efficiency measure needs to be
initiated in a time-bound fashion. Reforms in
the distribution segment need to be focused
if the Power Sector is to turn around.
9.12 Tariff Analysis
For monitoring of Tariff Policy 2006, the
questionnaire is under preparation in the financial
year 2009-10 for seeking the information from
the SERCs.
The Economic Policy Division of CEA has
examined the Multi Year Tariff Orders for Delhi
(for three discoms) for financial year 2008-09
and 2009-10. Tariff Order received from Gujarat
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