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Business EconomyPosted at: Mar 15 2023 5:59PM


UP: Energy department to reduce line losses through RDSS

Lucknow, Mar 15 (UNI) The Uttar Pradesh government led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will reduce the line losses in the power distribution sector through the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) of the central government, official sources said here on Wednesday.
Official sources said that along with power generation and distribution, the government's full focus is also on reducing line losses. "For this, the RDSS of the Central Government has been made the medium. Under the scheme, along with reducing the Aggregate Technical and Commercial losses (AT&C losses) of the power distribution sector, there is also a provision for improvement and renewal of the power system," they said.
Sources said that financial assistance is provided by the central government for strengthening the supply infrastructure of DISCOMs (electricity distribution companies) and the scheme is to be implemented by 2025-26.
Sources said that under the scheme 29 packages worth Rs 13632.24 crore are being provided to all the five DISCOMs of UP to prevent line loss. "Project work has also started in all the five DISCOMs with this amount," they said.
Sources said that as a part of the scheme an amount of Rs 3,842.41 crore is being provided for the eight clusters of Purvanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, while a provision of Rs 3,303.70 crore has been made for the seven clusters of Madhyanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited.
Sources said that there is a provision of Rs 2,764.33 crore for six clusters of Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Rs 3,247.07 crore for all seven clusters of Dakshinanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited. "Apart from this, 474.73 crore has been allotted to Kanpur Electricity Supply Company (KESCO), Kanpur," they said.
According to the Centre's RDSS scheme, technical and commercial losses have to be cut by 12 to 15 per cent by 2024-25 while Average Supply Cost-Average Revenue Recovery (ACS-ARR) gap has to be reduced to zero by 2024-25. The scheme also seeks strengthening and renovation of the power distribution system and ensuring uninterrupted supply of quality power to the consumers in the power distribution sector.
Project Management Agency (PMA) has been appointed in all DISCOMs for carrying out the work smoothly. In order to strengthen the distribution system, approval of Rs 18,885.24 crore was received on March 28, 2022 for system monitoring at feeder and distribution transformer level.
At the same time, consent has been given for the work of Rs 16,498.61 crores to strengthen the power system in rural and urban areas and reduce losses. Along with this, executive agencies have been appointed for loss reduction. The tender for metering works is in process.
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