CM calls for comprehensive plans in power development
Hyderabad|India|June'2010: The Chief Minister Dr K Rosaiah directed
the AP Transco to go in for Accelerated Power Development Reforms Plan and
Reduction in Transmission and Distribution losses in a big way. He said
since power has become most precious in today's life and the demand is
ever increasing and is always more than the supply, there is every need
for further reduction in T&D losses.
The Chief Minister hailed the AP Transco since the A.P. is always the best
in the country as far as reducing the T&D losses are concerned. Dr Rosaiah
also complimented the A.P. Power Sector since we were the first in power
sector reforms and won many awards in power sector efficiency. However, we
have to still a long way to go to catch up with the international
standards, he said. The Chief Minister directed the AP Transco and AP
Discoms to implement the Restructured Accelerated Power Development
Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) efficiently as per the guidelines of
Government of India.
The Chief Minister discussed implementation of the R-APDRP and Village
Electrification (RGGVY) with Chief Secretary S V Prasad, Principal
Secretary, Energy, Suthirtha Bhattacharya, CMD, AP Transco, Ajay Jain and
other officials.
AP Transco officials explained to Dr Rosaiah that The R-APDRP is the
flagship programme of Government of India which aims at actual
demonstrable performance in terms of sustained loss reduction. Projects
under this scheme will be taken up in two parts. First Part include the
projects for establishment of baseline data and IT applications for energy
accounting/auditing & IT-based consumer service centres. Second Part
include regular distribution strengthening projects such as Renovation,
modernization and strengthening of 11 KV level substations,
Transformers/Transformer centres, Re-Conductoring of lines at 11 KV level
and below, Load Bifurcation, feeder separation, Load Balancing, HVDS
(11kv), Aerial Bunched Conductoring in dense areas, replacement of
electromagnetic energy meters with tamper proof electronic meters etc.
Towns and cities with population of more than 30,000 will be covered. In
addition, in certain high-load density rural areas with significant loads,
works of separation of agricultural feeders from domestic and industrial
ones, and of High Voltage Distribution System (11KV) will also be taken
up.
The Power Finance Corporation (PFC) has sanctioned Rs.388.02 crores and
released Rs.116.43 crores as advance under the first part of the R-APDRP.
+After evaluation of bids, M/s TCS has been selected as the IT
implementing agency (ITIA) for R-APDRP. M/s TCS has been issued LOA by the
four DISCOMs for a total value of Rs. 231.59Crs excluding the cost of Ring
fencing and bandwidth charges. Towns having population of 4 lakhs and more
(as per 2001 census) and an annual energy in put of 350 MU and more are
eligible under this scheme.Under the second part. M/s PFC has sanctioned
the following amounts for reduction of AT&C Losses APEPDCL---Rs.3.31 Crs.(
1 Town), APSPDCL---Rs.68.43 Crs. (12 Towns), APNPDCL---Rs.160.94 Crs. (22
Towns) and an amount of Rs.34.40 Crs has been released as 15% advance by
the PFC.
Meanwhile the outlay of Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran Yojana (RGGVY)
is fixed as Rs.830.03 crores for Andhra Pradesh i.e., for four DISCOMs & 4
RESCOs for electrification of 14,309 un-electrified habitations and
25,48,149 BPL Rural households including development of necessary rural
electricity infrastructure.. The cost of the scheme includes Rs. 420.02
crores for infrastructure development and Rs.408.37 crores for
electrification of 25,48,149 BPL rural households.
Under RGGVY programme, so far,13,292 un-electrified habitations and
23,13,523 BPL Rural Households have been electrified up to the end of
April 2010. So far, AP Transco have incurred an expenditure of Rs.724.96
crores under RGGVY and so far the REC has released Rs.597.07 crores to
DISCOMs. It is programmed to complete all the works envisaged under RGGVY
by the end of December 2010.
The Chief Minister further directed the top officers of Power Sector to
closely monitor all the rural electrification programmes and ensure
execution of RGGVY works as per schedule.
-June''
2010
