Lok Sabha Question No. 1883 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Losses of SEBs
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1883 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2017

## LOSSES OF SEBs

1883.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether several State Electricity Boards (SEBs) are incurring commercial losses;
- (b) if  so,  the details of the loss suffered by each SEB during each of the last three years and the current year along with the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  any  Working  Group  has  been  constituted  by  the  Government  to look into the issue;
- (d) if so, the details and the findings thereof; and
- (e) the corrective measures taken by the Government thereon?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : Yes, Madam. As per 'Report on Performance of State Power Utilities' published  by  Power  Finance  Corporation  (PFC)  Ltd.,  the  aggregate  losses  of utilities selling power directly to consumers for the years 2012-13 to 2014-15 is furnished below:

|                                                        | 2012-13   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   |
|--------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Profit/(Loss) on subsidy received basis (Rs. in crore) | (71,621)  | (67,336)  | (58,275)  |

The state-wise and utility-wise details are given at Annexure.

The  reasons  for  losses  being  made  by  State  utilities,  inter-alia, include high cost of servicing debt, high cost of power, high AT&C losses and low revenue realization.

(c) to (e) : No working Group has been constituted by the Government. However, based on extensive stakeholder consultation by the Government with Banks,  Financial  Institutions  and  States/Utilities,  the  Government  has  launched Ujwal Discom Assurance Yojana (UDAY) on 20 th  November,2015 for improving the financial and operational health of DISCOMs. The scheme aims to reduce interest costs  and  the  cost  of  power,  while  introducing  several  measures  to  improve operational  efficiencies  and  increase  revenue  realization.  Further,  to  improve power distribution system, the Government has launched two schemes in 2014, namely Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY).

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1883 TO BE ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2017.

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|                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | 2012-13                                                                    | 2012-13                                                                    | 2013-14                                                                    | 2013-14                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                    | 2014-15                                                                    |
| Region                                                                     | State                                                                      | Utility                                                                    | Profit/ (Loss) after tax on accrual basis                                  | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis                                   | Profit/(Los s) after tax on accrual basis                                  | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis                                   | Profit/ (Loss) after tax on accrual basis                                  | Profit/ (Loss) on subsidy received basis                                   |
| Eastern                                                                    | Bihar                                                                      | BSEB                                                                       | -1,088                                                                     | -1,088                                                                     |                                                                            | 0                                                                          |                                                                            | 0                                                                          |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | NBPDCL                                                                     | -56                                                                        | -56                                                                        | -74                                                                        | -74                                                                        | -297                                                                       | -491                                                                       |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | SBPDCL                                                                     | -84                                                                        | -84                                                                        | -269                                                                       | -269                                                                       | -748                                                                       | -748                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Bihar Total                                                                |                                                                            | -1,227                                                                     | -1,227                                                                     | -343                                                                       | -343                                                                       | -1,044                                                                     | -1,239                                                                     |
|                                                                            | Jharkhand                                                                  | JSEB                                                                       | -2,668                                                                     | -2,668                                                                     | -3,950                                                                     | -3,950                                                                     |                                                                            | 0                                                                          |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | JBVNL                                                                      |                                                                            | 0                                                                          | -71                                                                        | -71                                                                        | -37                                                                        | -37                                                                        |
|                                                                            | Jharkhand Total                                                            |                                                                            | -2,668                                                                     | -2,668                                                                     | -4,021                                                                     | -4,021                                                                     | -37                                                                        | -37                                                                        |
|                                                                            | Odisha                                                                     | CESU                                                                       | -316                                                                       | -316                                                                       | -199                                                                       | -199                                                                       | -202                                                                       | -202                                                                       |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | NESCO                                                                      | -77                                                                        | -77                                                                        | -45                                                                        | -45                                                                        | -123                                                                       | -123                                                                       |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | SESCO                                                                      | -34                                                                        | -34                                                                        | -11                                                                        | -11                                                                        | -379                                                                       | -379                                                                       |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | WESCO                                                                      | -132                                                                       | -132                                                                       | -87                                                                        | -87                                                                        | -224                                                                       | -224                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Odisha Total                                                               |                                                                            | -559                                                                       | -559                                                                       | -342                                                                       | -342                                                                       | -929                                                                       | -929                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Sikkim                                                                     | Sikkim PD                                                                  | 39                                                                         | 39                                                                         | 33                                                                         | 33                                                                         | -126                                                                       | -126                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Sikkim Total                                                               |                                                                            | 39                                                                         | 39                                                                         | 33                                                                         | 33                                                                         | -126                                                                       | -126                                                                       |
|                                                                            | West Bengal                                                                | WBSEDCL                                                                    | 82                                                                         | 82                                                                         | 19                                                                         | 19                                                                         | 20                                                                         | 20                                                                         |
|                                                                            | West Bengal Total                                                          |                                                                            | 82                                                                         | 82                                                                         | 19                                                                         | 19                                                                         | 20                                                                         | 20                                                                         |
| Eastern                                                                    | Total                                                                      |                                                                            | -4,332                                                                     | -4,332                                                                     | -4,654                                                                     | -4,654                                                                     | -2,116                                                                     | -2,310                                                                     |
| North Eastern                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | Arunachal PD                                                               | -255                                                                       | -255                                                                       | -428                                                                       | -428                                                                       | -257                                                                       | -257                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Arunachal Pradesh                                                          | Total                                                                      | -255                                                                       | -255                                                                       | -428                                                                       | -428                                                                       | -257                                                                       | -257                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Assam                                                                      | APDCL                                                                      | -418                                                                       | -568                                                                       | -528                                                                       | -693                                                                       | -578                                                                       | -578                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Assam Total                                                                |                                                                            | -418                                                                       | -568                                                                       | -528                                                                       | -693                                                                       | -578                                                                       | -578                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Manipur                                                                    | Manipur PD                                                                 | -315                                                                       | -315                                                                       | -194                                                                       | -194                                                                       |                                                                            | 0                                                                          |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | MSPDCL                                                                     |                                                                            | 0                                                                          |                                                                            | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
|                                                                            | Manipur Total                                                              |                                                                            | -315                                                                       | -315                                                                       | -194                                                                       | -194                                                                       | 0                                                                          | 0                                                                          |
|                                                                            | Meghalaya                                                                  | MePDCL                                                                     | -221                                                                       | -221                                                                       | -295                                                                       | -295                                                                       | -202                                                                       | -202                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Meghalaya Total                                                            |                                                                            | -221                                                                       | -221                                                                       | -295                                                                       | -295                                                                       | -202                                                                       | -202                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Mizoram                                                                    | Mizoram PD                                                                 | -200                                                                       | -200                                                                       | -192                                                                       | -192                                                                       | -192                                                                       | -192                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Mizoram Total                                                              |                                                                            | -200                                                                       | -200                                                                       | -192                                                                       | -192                                                                       | -192                                                                       | -192                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Nagaland                                                                   | Nagaland PD                                                                | -212                                                                       | -212                                                                       | -191                                                                       | -191                                                                       | -315                                                                       | -315                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Nagaland Total                                                             |                                                                            | -212                                                                       | -212                                                                       | -191                                                                       | -191                                                                       | -315                                                                       | -315                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Tripura                                                                    | TSECL                                                                      | -107                                                                       | -107                                                                       | -62                                                                        | -62                                                                        | -60                                                                        | -82                                                                        |
|                                                                            | Tripura Total                                                              |                                                                            | -107                                                                       | -107                                                                       | -62                                                                        | -62                                                                        | -60                                                                        | -82                                                                        |
| North Eastern                                                              | Total                                                                      |                                                                            | -1,730                                                                     | -1,880                                                                     | -1,891                                                                     | -2,056                                                                     | -1,603                                                                     | -1,625                                                                     |
| Northern                                                                   | Delhi                                                                      | BSES Rajdhani                                                              | 21                                                                         | 21                                                                         | 8                                                                          | 8                                                                          | 63                                                                         | 63                                                                         |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | BSES Yamuna                                                                | 25                                                                         | 25 310                                                                     | 11 334                                                                     | 11                                                                         | 19                                                                         | 19                                                                         |
|                                                                            |                                                                            | TPDDL                                                                      | 310                                                                        |                                                                            |                                                                            | 334                                                                        | 336                                                                        | 336                                                                        |
|                                                                            | Delhi Total                                                                |                                                                            | 356                                                                        | 356                                                                        | 353                                                                        | 353                                                                        | 418                                                                        | 418                                                                        |
|                                                                            | Haryana                                                                    | DHBVNL UHBVNL                                                              | -1,352 -2,297                                                              | -1,352 -2,297                                                              | -2,089 -1,465                                                              | -2,089 -1,465                                                              | -636 -1,481                                                                | -636 -1,481                                                                |
|                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            | -3,649                                                                     | -3,649                                                                     | -3,554                                                                     | -3,554                                                                     | -2,117                                                                     | -2,117                                                                     |
|                                                                            | Haryana Total                                                              |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |                                                                            |
|                                                                            | Himachal                                                                   | HPSEB Ltd.                                                                 | -340                                                                       | -340                                                                       | -137                                                                       | -137                                                                       | -125                                                                       | -125                                                                       |
|                                                                            | Himachal Pradesh Total                                                     | Himachal Pradesh Total                                                     | -340                                                                       | -340                                                                       | -137                                                                       | -137                                                                       | -125                                                                       | -125                                                                       |

|                             | Jammu & Kashmir                       | J&K PDD                               | -3,129      | -3,129        | -2,387   | -2,387   | -3,913   | -3,913   |
|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------|---------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|                             | Jammu & Kashmir Total                 | Jammu & Kashmir Total                 | -3,129      | -3,129        | -2,387   | -2,387   | -3,913   | -3,913   |
|                             | Punjab PSPCL                          | Punjab PSPCL                          | 261         | 94            | 249      | 249      | 133      | -1,100   |
|                             | Punjab Total                          | Punjab Total                          | 261         | 94            | 249      | 249      | 133      | -1,100   |
|                             | Rajasthan AVVNL                       | Rajasthan AVVNL                       | -3,905      | -3,905        | -4,843   | -4,843   | -3,593   | -3,593   |
|                             | JDVVNL                                | JDVVNL                                | -4,285      | -4,285        | -5,299   | -5,299   | -4,146   | -4,146   |
|                             | JVVNL                                 | JVVNL                                 | -4,161      | -4,161        | -5,503   | -5,503   | -4,735   | -4,735   |
|                             | Rajasthan Total                       | Rajasthan Total                       | -12,351     | -12,351       | -15,645  | -15,645  | -12,474  | -12,474  |
|                             | Uttar Pradesh DVVN                    | Uttar Pradesh DVVN                    | -3,364      | -3,364        | -5,521   | -5,521   | -2,936   | -2,936   |
|                             | KESCO                                 | KESCO                                 |             | -545 -545     | -674     | -674     | -168     | -168     |
|                             | MVVN                                  | MVVN                                  |             | -2,033 -2,033 | -3,263   | -3,263   | -1,994   | -1,994   |
|                             | Pash VVN                              | Pash VVN                              | -1,303      | -1,303        | -3,172   | -3,172   | -1,577   | -1,577   |
|                             | Poorv VVN                             | Poorv VVN                             | -2,533      | -2,533        | -4,095   | -4,095   | -2,000   | -2,000   |
|                             | Uttar Pradesh Total                   | Uttar Pradesh Total                   | -9,778      | -9,778        | -16,724  | -16,724  | -8,675   | -8,675   |
|                             | Uttarakhand Ut PCL                    | Uttarakhand Ut PCL                    | -16         | -16           | 323      | 323      | -260     | -260     |
|                             | Uttarakhand Total                     | Uttarakhand Total                     | -16         | -16           | 323      | 323      | -260     | -260     |
| Northern Total              | Northern Total                        | Northern Total                        | -28,647     | -28,814       | -37,521  | -37,521  | -27,012  | -28,245  |
| Southern                    | Andhra APCPDCL                        | Andhra APCPDCL                        | -7,718      | -7,718        | -811     | -811     |          | 0        |
|                             | APEPDCL                               | APEPDCL                               | -1,681      | -1,681        | -136     | -136     | -722     | -722     |
|                             | APNPDCL                               | APNPDCL                               |             | -3,436 -3,445 | -31      | -31      |          | 0        |
|                             | APSPDCL                               | APSPDCL                               | -4,673      | -4,678        | -401     | -401     | -1,675   | -1,827   |
|                             | Andhra Pradesh Total                  | Andhra Pradesh Total                  | -17,508     | -17,522       | -1,379   | -1,379   | -2,397   | -2,549   |
|                             | Karnataka BESCOM                      | Karnataka BESCOM                      | -433        | -433          | 76       | 76       | 113      | 113      |
|                             | CHESCOM                               | CHESCOM                               | -270        | -337          | -16      | -72      | 40       | 37       |
|                             | GESCOM                                | GESCOM                                | -189        | -189          | 38       | 38       | -110     | -110     |
|                             | HESCOM                                | HESCOM                                | 41          | 41            | -576     | -576     | 30       | 30       |
|                             | MESCOM                                | MESCOM                                | 13          | 13            | 0        | 0        | 14       | 14       |
|                             | Karnataka Total                       | Karnataka Total                       | -838        | -905          | -478     | -534     | 88       | 85       |
|                             | Kerala KSEB                           | Kerala KSEB                           | 241         | 241           | 140      | 140      | -1,273   | 0        |
|                             | KSEBL                                 | KSEBL                                 |             | 0             | -24      | -24      |          | -1,273   |
|                             | Kerala Total                          | Kerala Total                          | 241         | 241           | 116      | 116      | -1,273   | -1,273   |
|                             | Total                                 | Total                                 | -308        | -308          | -60      | -60      |          | 157      |
|                             | Puducherry                            | Puducherry                            |             |               |          |          | 157      |          |
|                             | Tamil Nadu TANGEDCO                   | Tamil Nadu TANGEDCO                   | -11,679     | -12,064       | -13,985  | -14,052  | -12,757  | -12,757  |
|                             | Tamil Nadu Total                      | Tamil Nadu Total                      | -11,679     | -12,064       | -13,985  | -14,052  | -12,757  | -12,757  |
|                             | Telangana TSNPDCL TSSPDCL             | Telangana TSNPDCL TSSPDCL             |             | 0 0           |          | 0        | -1,171   | -1,171   |
|                             | Telangana                             | Telangana                             |             | 0             |          | 0        | -2,513   | -2,912   |
| Southern Total              | Southern Total                        | Southern Total                        | -30,092     | -30,559       | -15,786  | -15,909  | -18,695  | -19,249  |
| Western Chhattisgarh CSPDCL | Western Chhattisgarh CSPDCL           | Western Chhattisgarh CSPDCL           | -498        | -498          | -630     | -630     | -1,554   | -1,569   |
|                             | Chhattisgarh Total                    | Chhattisgarh Total                    | -498        | -498          | -630     | -630     | -1,554   | -1,569   |
|                             | Goa Goa PD                            | Goa Goa PD                            | -285        | -285          | -4       | -4       | -17      | -17      |
|                             | Goa Total                             | Goa Total                             | -285        | -285 25 25    | -4 52    | -4 52    | -17 51   | -17 51   |
|                             | Gujarat DGVCL MGVCL                   | Gujarat DGVCL MGVCL                   | 21          | 21            | 19       | 19       | 29       | 29       |
|                             |                                       |                                       | 11          | 11            | 10       | 10       | 11       | 11       |
|                             | PGVCL UGVCL                           | PGVCL UGVCL                           |             |               | 14       | 14       |          |          |
|                             |                                       |                                       | 14          | 14            |          |          | 17       | 17       |
|                             | Gujarat Total                         | Gujarat Total                         | 71          | 71            | 95       | 95       | 108      | 108      |
|                             | Madhya Pradesh MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL | Madhya Pradesh MP Madhya Kshetra VVCL | -1,593      | -1,595        | -2,672   | -2,672   | -2,728   | -2,765   |
|                             | MP Paschim Kshetra                    | MP Paschim Kshetra                    | VVCL -1,425 | -1,425        | -1,811   | -1,811   | -1,061   | -1,061   |
|                             | Madhya Pradesh Total                  | Madhya Pradesh Total                  | -4,450      | -4,452        | -6,370   | -6,376   | -4,950   | -5,001   |
|                             |                                       |                                       | -871        |               |          |          |          | -366     |
|                             | Maharashtra MSEDCL                    | Maharashtra MSEDCL                    |             | -871          | -280     | -280     | -366     | -366     |
|                             | Maharashtra Total                     | Maharashtra Total                     | -871        | -871          | -280     | -280     | -366     |          |
| Western Total Grand Total   | Western Total Grand Total             | Western Total Grand Total             | -6,034      | -6,036        | -7,190   | -7,196   | -6,780   | -6,845   |

Source : PFC

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