Lok Sabha Question No. 4638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: T&D Losses
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4638 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## T&D LOSSES

†4638.  SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the percentage of transmission losses permissible presently;

(b) the  extent  to  which  consumers  are  bearing  the  burden  on  account  of transmission and distribution losses being incurred to the companies, State-wise;

(c) the  proportion  in  which  States  and  consumers  are  bearing  the  burden  of transmission losses; and

(d) the  steps  being  taken  to  bring  down  the  transmission  losses  in  the country?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : Presently,  the  percentage  of  transmission  losses  only  are  in  the range  of  2  to  4%,  depending  on  the  grid  condition  and  availability  of  different sources of generation in the grid.

(b) & (c): As per the information available in Power Finance Corporation (PFC) report  on  'Report  on  Performance  of  State  Power  Utilities'  the  state-wise  and utility-wise Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses for utilities selling directly to consumers for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15 is as given at Annex.

Respective  State  Electricity  Regulatory  Commissions  (SERCs)  take into  account  the  AT&C  losses  to  finalise  the  tariff  for  various  categories  of consumers.

(d) : As  part  of  efforts  to  reduce  transmission  losses  on  Extra  High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines, the transmission system is being planned with higher  voltage  level  using  400  kV,  765  kV  lines,  especially  for  long  distance transmission of power.

Electricity is a concurrent subject and distribution of electricity falls under the purview of the respective State Government/State Power Utility. It is the responsibility of distribution licensees to take steps to reduce AT&C losses. Central Government supplements their efforts by launching various schemes from time to time to achieve this objective.

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## ANNEX

## ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4638 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2016.

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## AT&C Losses for Utilities Selling Directly to Consumers

| Region        | State                   | Utility       | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|---------------|-------------------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Eastern       | Bihar                   | BSEB          | 59.40     |           |           |
|               |                         | NBPDCL        | 50.85     | 41.93     | 41.76     |
|               |                         | SBPDCL        | 45.77     | 48.70     | 45.28     |
|               | Bihar Total             |               | 54.64     | 46.33     | 43.99     |
|               | Jharkhand               |               |           | 26.30     |           |
|               |                         | JSEB          | 47.49     |           | 47.01     |
|               |                         | JBVNL         |           |           |           |
|               | Jharkhand Total         |               | 47.49     | 26.30     | 47.01     |
|               | Odisha                  | CESU          | 43.43     | 38.48     | 37.08     |
|               |                         | NESCO         | 39.61     | 36.47     | 38.36     |
|               |                         | SESCO         | 49.36     | 41.18     | 42.57     |
|               |                         | WESCO         | 41.87     | 41.24     | 41.03     |
|               | Odisha Total            |               | 42.88     | 39.19     | 39.28     |
|               | Sikkim                  | Sikkim PD     | 53.51     | 71.23     | 42.37     |
|               | Sikkim Total            |               | 53.51     | 71.23     | 42.37     |
|               | West Bengal             | WBSEDCL       | 34.43     | 32.05     | 35.35     |
|               | West Bengal Total       |               | 34.43     | 32.05     | 35.35     |
| Eastern Total |                         |               | 42.04     | 36.24     | 39.64     |
| North         |                         |               |           |           |           |
| Eastern       | Arunachal Pradesh       | Arunachal PD  | 60.26     | 68.20     | 67.83     |
|               | Arunachal Pradesh Total |               | 60.26     | 68.20     | 67.83     |
|               | Assam                   | APDCL         | 31.85     | 30.25     | 26.00     |
|               | Assam Total             |               | 31.85     | 30.25     | 26.00     |
|               | Manipur                 | Manipur PD    | 85.49     | 43.55     |           |
|               |                         | MSPDCL        |           |           | 49.62     |
|               | Manipur Total           |               | 85.49     | 43.55     | 49.62     |
|               | Meghalaya               | MePDCL        | 41.71     | 39.77     | 34.69     |
|               | Meghalaya Total         |               | 41.71     | 39.77     | 34.69     |
|               | Mizoram                 | Mizoram PD    | 27.55     | 32.53     | 33.51     |
|               | Mizoram Total           |               | 27.55     | 32.53     | 33.51     |
|               | Nagaland                | Nagaland PD   | 75.30     | 38.37     | 78.48     |
|               | Nagaland Total          |               | 75.30     | 38.37     | 78.48     |
|               | Tripura                 | TSECL         | 34.45     | 41.81     | 38.02     |
|               | Tripura Total           |               | 34.45     | 41.81     | 38.02     |
| North Eastern | Total                   |               | 39.97     | 35.92     | 35.29     |
| Northern      | Delhi                   | BSES Rajdhani | 15.16     | 16.19     | 10.76     |
|               |                         | BSES Yamuna   | 17.94     | 15.51     | 19.68     |
|               |                         | TPDDL         | 13.12     | 9.75      | 10.31     |
|               | Delhi Total             |               | 15.22     | 14.09     | 12.90     |
|               | Haryana                 | DHBVNL        | 28.31     | 30.89     | 30.71     |
|               |                         | UHBVNL        | 36.97     | 38.61     | 34.83     |
|               | Haryana Total           |               | 32.55     | 34.33     | 32.52     |
|               | Himachal Pradesh        | HPSEB Ltd.    | 11.90     | 14.82     | 15.21     |
|               | Himachal Pradesh Total  |               | 11.90     | 14.82     | 15.21     |
|               | Jammu & Kashmir         | J&K PDD       | 60.87     | 49.14     | 59.04     |
|               | Jammu & Kashmir Total   |               | 60.87     | 49.14     | 59.04     |
|               | Punjab                  | PSPCL         | 17.52     | 17.87     | 17.56     |
|               | Punjab Total            |               | 17.52     | 17.87     | 17.56     |
|               | Rajasthan               | AVVNL         | 19.90     | 22.06     | 28.13     |
|               |                         | JDVVNL        | 18.97     | 25.71     | 26.99     |
|               |                         | JVVNL         | 20.91     | 31.08     | 32.00     |
|               | Rajasthan Total         |               | 20.00     | 26.77     | 29.28     |

|                | Uttar Pradesh        | DVVN                    | 45.69   | 36.47   | 40.18   |
|----------------|----------------------|-------------------------|---------|---------|---------|
|                |                      | KESCO                   | 37.61   | 34.29   | 32.02   |
|                |                      | MVVN                    | 45.83   | 14.43   | 35.18   |
|                |                      | Pash VVN                | 33.39   | 23.49   | 22.19   |
|                |                      | Poorv VVN               | 52.37   | 20.09   | 42.91   |
|                | Uttar Pradesh Total  |                         | 42.85   | 24.67   | 33.82   |
|                | Uttarakhand          | Ut PCL                  | 23.18   | 19.01   | 18.82   |
|                | Uttarakhand Total    |                         | 23.18   | 19.01   | 18.82   |
| Northern Total | Northern Total       |                         | 28.89   | 24.86   | 28.06   |
| Southern       | Andhra Pradesh       | APCPDCL                 | 15.64   | 17.54   |         |
|                |                      | APEPDCL                 | 10.15   | 6.57    | 7.67    |
|                |                      | APNPDCL                 | 13.09   | 20.80   |         |
|                |                      | APSPDCL                 | 12.74   | 11.77   | 12.01   |
|                | Andhra Pradesh Total |                         | 13.70   | 14.77   | 10.55   |
|                | Karnataka            | BESCOM                  | 20.45   | 18.93   | 17.59   |
|                |                      | CHESCOM                 | 30.42   | 33.92   | 21.64   |
|                |                      | GESCOM                  | 18.28   | 30.45   | 21.25   |
|                |                      | HESCOM                  | 20.44   | 20.42   | 19.49   |
|                |                      | MESCOM                  | 14.57   | 14.83   | 15.72   |
|                | Karnataka Total      |                         | 20.78   | 22.02   | 18.71   |
|                | Kerala               | KSEB                    | 12.32   | 11.45   |         |
|                |                      | KSEBL                   |         | 22.99   | 17.64   |
|                | Kerala Total         |                         | 12.32   | 16.48   | 17.64   |
|                | Puducherry           | Puducherry PD           | 9.13    | 16.18   | 16.64   |
|                | Puducherry Total     |                         | 9.13    | 16.18   | 16.64   |
|                | Tamil Nadu           | TANGEDCO                | 20.71   | 22.35   | 24.74   |
|                | Tamil Nadu Total     |                         | 20.71   | 22.35   | 24.74   |
|                | Telangana            | TSNPDCL                 |         |         | 16.49   |
|                |                      | TSSPDCL                 |         |         | 11.91   |
|                | Telangana Total      |                         |         |         | 13.23   |
| Southern Total | Southern Total       |                         | 17.40   | 19.08   | 18.22   |
| Western        | Chhattisgarh         | CSPDCL                  | 25.12   | 23.17   | 27.84   |
|                | Chhattisgarh Total   |                         | 25.12   | 23.17   | 27.84   |
|                | Goa                  | Goa PD                  | 14.14   | 10.72   | 13.31   |
|                | Goa Total            |                         | 14.14   | 10.72   | 13.31   |
|                | Gujarat              | DGVCL                   | 10.40   | 10.83   | 10.81   |
|                |                      | MGVCL                   | 14.94   | 14.77   | 11.47   |
|                |                      | PGVCL                   | 30.41   | 24.12   | 25.18   |
|                |                      | UGVCL                   | 14.37   | 9.10    | 10.21   |
|                | Gujarat Total        |                         | 19.87   | 15.93   | 16.06   |
|                | Madhya Pradesh       | MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL  | 29.97   | 29.60   | 32.47   |
|                |                      | MP Paschim Kshetra VVCL | 28.16   | 21.15   | 30.79   |
|                |                      | MP Purv Kshetra VVCL    | 36.40   | 34.83   | 27.09   |
|                | Madhya Pradesh Total |                         | 31.15   | 28.03   | 30.26   |
|                | Maharashtra          | MSEDCL                  | 21.95   | 14.39   | 19.75   |
|                | Maharashtra Total    |                         | 21.95   | 14.39   | 19.75   |
| Western Total  |                      |                         | 23.36   | 18.37   | 21.59   |
| Grand Total    |                      |                         | 25.48   | 22.58   | 24.62   |

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