Lok Sabha Question No. 4790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Aggregate Technical and Commercial Losses
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4790

## ANSWERED ON 31.03.2022

## AGGREGATE TECHNICAL AND COMMERCIAL LOSSES

4790.  DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  carried  out  studies  to  assess  and  predict  the trajectory  of  Aggregate Technical  and Commercial (AT&C) losses faced by DISCOMs in backward areas of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Bihar;
- (c) whether the DISCOMs are still facing losses;
- (d) if so, whether the losses are in line with the Government's prediction trajectory;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government has received a proposal from the State of Bihar regarding constitution of a special committee to study and suggest measures to reduce losses; and
- (g)
- if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  to  (e)  :    Power  Finance  Corporation  (PFC)  Ltd.  conducts  a  study  of  the  financial condition of Power Utilities every year and publishes a 'Report on Performance of State Power  Utilities',  which  also  includes  the  evaluation  of  the  AT&C  losses.  As  per  their latest 'Report on Performance of State Power Utilities' for the year 2019-20, the annual Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses for the country was 20.93%. The Statewise and year-wise details of AT&C losses including Bihar are given at Annexure.

The AT&C losses for Bihar stand at 40.38% while the national average for AT&C  losses  is  20.93%.  The  reasons  for  high  AT&C  losses  are  mainly  managerial deficiencies. The losses are primarily because the tariffs are non-reflective of costs; poor billing and collection efficiencies; non-payment of electricity dues by State Government department; non-payment/short payment by the State Government against the subsidies announced  by  them.  All  these  aspects  are  related  to  deficiencies  in  governance. Government  of  India  have  decided  that  assistance  under  the  Revamped  Distribution Sector  Scheme  will  be  conditional  on  the  States  and  their  DISCOMs  taking  steps  to reduce their AT&C losses.

- (f) & (g) : No, Sir.  No such proposal has been received.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.  4790 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 31.03.2022

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| State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of AT&C Losses   | State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of AT&C Losses   | State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of AT&C Losses   | State/UT-wise and Year-wise details of AT&C Losses   |
|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                      | 2017-18                                              | 2018-19                                              | 2019-20                                              |
| State/UT Sector                                      | 22.15                                                | 22.57                                                | 21.73                                                |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands                            | 19.34                                                | 23.39                                                | 22.71                                                |
| Andaman & Nicobar PD                                 | 19.34                                                | 23.39                                                | 22.71                                                |
| Andhra Pradesh                                       | 14.26                                                | 25.67                                                | 10.77                                                |
| APEPDCL                                              | 11.18                                                | 18.47                                                | 6.64                                                 |
| APSPDCL                                              | 16.04                                                | 29.66                                                | 13.17                                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                    | 58.36                                                | 55.50                                                | 45.71                                                |
| Arunachal PD                                         | 58.36                                                | 55.50                                                | 45.71                                                |
| Assam                                                | 17.64                                                | 20.14                                                | 23.37                                                |
| APDCL                                                | 17.64                                                | 20.14                                                | 23.37                                                |
| Bihar                                                | 33.51                                                | 33.30                                                | 40.38                                                |
| NBPDCL                                               | 30.46                                                | 26.97                                                | 29.50                                                |
| SBPDCL                                               | 35.53                                                | 37.81                                                | 48.64                                                |
| Chandigarh (Non-Uday UT)                             | 4.00                                                 | 4.21                                                 | 4.60                                                 |
| Chandigarh PD                                        | 4.00                                                 | 4.21                                                 | 4.60                                                 |
| Chhattisgarh                                         | 22.50                                                | 29.81                                                | 23.68                                                |
| CSPDCL                                               | 22.50                                                | 29.81                                                | 23.68                                                |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                 | 6.55                                                 | 5.45                                                 | 3.56                                                 |
| DNHPDCL                                              | 6.55                                                 | 5.45                                                 | 3.56                                                 |
| Daman & Diu                                          | 17.01                                                | 6.19                                                 | 4.07                                                 |
| Daman & Diu PD                                       | 17.01                                                | 6.19                                                 | 4.07                                                 |
| Goa                                                  | 13.52                                                | 15.69                                                | 13.99                                                |
| Goa PD Gujarat                                       | 13.52 12.96                                          | 15.69 13.99                                          | 13.99                                                |
| DGVCL                                                |                                                      | 5.90                                                 | 11.95                                                |
|                                                      | 6.60                                                 |                                                      | 6.22                                                 |
| MGVCL                                                | 11.73                                                | 9.81                                                 | 11.31                                                |
| PGVCL                                                | 19.64                                                | 21.21                                                | 19.22                                                |
| UGVCL                                                | 9.32                                                 | 12.01                                                | 6.88                                                 |
| Haryana                                              | 21.78                                                | 18.08                                                | 18.19                                                |
| DHBVNL                                               | 19.16                                                | 15.34                                                | 16.37                                                |
| UHBVNL Himachal Pradesh                              | 25.38                                                | 22.04 12.46                                          | 20.68 11.68                                          |
|                                                      | 11.08                                                | 12.46                                                |                                                      |
| HPSEBL Jammu & Kashmir                               | 11.08 53.67                                          | 49.94                                                | 11.68 60.46                                          |
| JKPDD Jharkhand                                      | 53.67                                                | 49.94                                                | 60.46                                                |
|                                                      | 32.48                                                | 28.60                                                | 36.96                                                |
| JBVNL Karnataka                                      | 32.48 15.61                                          | 28.60 19.83                                          | 36.96                                                |
|                                                      |                                                      | 15.79                                                | 17.59                                                |
| BESCOM                                               | 13.17                                                |                                                      | 17.91                                                |
| CHESCOM                                              | 13.20                                                | 20.03                                                | 21.72                                                |
| GESCOM                                               | 16.39                                                | 27.38                                                | 17.87                                                |
| HESCOM                                               | 22.84                                                | 24.88                                                | 15.31                                                |
| MESCOM                                               | 14.23                                                | 18.12                                                | 15.33                                                |
| Kerala                                               | 12.81                                                | 9.10                                                 | 14.47                                                |
| KSEBL                                                | 12.81                                                | 9.10                                                 | 14.47                                                |
| Lakshadweep                                          |                                                      | 23.33                                                | 14.28                                                |
| Lakshadweep ED                                       | 19.15 19.15                                          | 23.33                                                | 14.28                                                |
| Madhya Pradesh                                       | 30.51                                                | 36.64 45.05                                          | 30.38                                                |
| MPMaKVVCL MPPaKVVCL                                  | 39.00 18.69                                          | 25.28                                                | 37.17 20.93                                          |
| MPPoKVVCL                                            | 34.84                                                | 40.38                                                | 33.89                                                |
| Maharashtra                                          | 14.38                                                | 16.23                                                | 19.92                                                |
| MSEDCL                                               | 14.38                                                | 16.23                                                | 19.92                                                |

| Manipur                      | 27.50       | 38.17       | 20.27       |
|------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| MSPDCL                       | 27.50       | 38.17       | 20.27       |
| Meghalaya                    | 41.19       | 35.22       | 34.32       |
| MePDCL                       | 41.19       | 35.22       | 34.32       |
| Mizoram                      | 22.44       | 16.20       | 20.66       |
| Mizoram PD                   | 22.44       | 16.20       | 20.66       |
| Nagaland                     | 41.36       | 40.06       | 52.93       |
| Nagaland PD                  | 41.36       | 40.06       | 52.93       |
| Odisha (Non-Uday State)      | 33.59       | 31.55       | 28.94       |
| CESU                         | 35.49       | 32.49       | 29.03       |
| NESCO Utility                | 24.41       | 24.61       | 24.45       |
| SOUTHCO Utility              | 40.66       | 41.33       | 36.05       |
| WESCO Utility                | 34.90       | 30.88       | 28.81       |
| Puducherry                   | 19.19       | 19.77       | 18.45       |
| Puducherry PD                | 19.19       | 19.77       | 18.45       |
| Punjab                       | 17.31       | 11.28       | 14.35       |
| PSPCL                        | 17.31       | 11.28       | 14.35       |
| Rajasthan                    | 24.07       | 28.25       | 29.85       |
| AVVNL                        | 23.14       | 23.37       | 22.08       |
| JdVVNL                       | 23.49       | 35.20       | 38.26       |
| JVVNL                        | 25.19       | 25.73       | 27.83       |
| Sikkim                       | 32.48       | 41.83       | 28.88       |
| Sikkim PD                    | 32.48       | 41.83       | 28.88       |
| Tamil Nadu TANGEDCO          | 19.47 19.47 | 17.86 17.86 | 15.00 15.00 |
| Telangana                    | 19.08       | 17.80       | 21.54       |
| TSNPDCL                      | 23.67       | 26.66       | 34.08       |
| TSSPDCL                      | 17.16       | 13.79       | 15.57       |
| Tripura                      | 30.31       | 35.49       | 37.85       |
| TSECL                        | 30.31       | 35.49       | 37.85       |
| Uttar Pradesh                | 37.80       | 33.19       | 30.05       |
| DVVNL                        | 38.89       | 37.12       | 39.74       |
| KESCO                        | 22.52       | 16.49       | 15.49       |
| MVVNL                        | 45.29       | 40.62       | 34.14       |
| PaVVNL                       | 25.97       | 22.27       | 18.64       |
| PuVVNL                       | 47.89       | 39.64       | 34.24       |
| Uttarakhand                  | 16.34       | 16.96       | 20.35       |
| UPCL                         | 16.34       | 16.96       | 20.35       |
| West Bengal (Non-Uday State) | 26.69       | 23.00       | 20.40       |
| WBSEDCL                      | 26.69       | 23.00       | 20.40       |
| Private Sector Delhi         | 9.36        | 8.28 9.17   | 8.00        |
|                              | 9.93        |             | 8.19        |
| BRPL                         | 10.53       | 9.11 10.60  | 8.15        |
| BYPL                         | 10.83       |             | 8.57        |
| Gujarat                      | 6.53        | 5.20        | 4.59        |
| Torrent Power Ahmedabad      | 7.44        | 5.81        | 5.07        |
| Torrent Power Surat          |             |             |             |
|                              | 4.43        |             | 3.43        |
| Maharashtra                  |             | 3.71        |             |
|                              |             | 8.20        | 9.52        |
| Uttar Pradesh                | 9.08        | 9.36        | 9.76        |
| NPCL                         | 9.08        | 9.36        | 9.76        |
| West Bengal                  | 10.74       | 8.95        | 9.06        |
| CESC                         | 11.25       | 9.42        | 9.30 6.06   |
| IPCL                         | 3.20        | 2.68        |             |
| Grand Total                  | 21.50       | 21.74       | 20.93       |

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