PSEB Engineers makes a presentation on PUNJAB MODEL
Northern India Power Engineers Federation (NIPEF) has suggested replicating “Punjab Model” on low cost strategies to reduce aggregate transmission & commercial (AT&C) losses in Haryana.
A team of PSEB Engineers made a presentation before Haryana Power Utilities management highlighting the gains from the scheme. He said that investment made on improving the system can be recovered with in a period of one year of implementation.
In Haryana AT&C losses are in range of 20 to 30% in urban domestic feeders and 50 to 70 % in rural areas and mainly these consist of commercial losses. These can be brought down to 10 to 15 % in city areas and 20 to 25 % in rural areas...
In Punjab AT&C losses were 22% in year 2009-10 and these have been brought down to 19% by the end of March 2012.These will be reduced to 18 % by the end of current financial year. The system reliability index has been improved to 99.75%. The damage rate of distribution transformers has also been reduced significantly.
In Punjab power engineer took the initiative in 2007-08 to reduce losses in selected 11KV feeders by introduction of low cost strategies with payback period of 1 to 2 years through departmental efforts.
A pilot project was launched on four feeders of west division Patiala .Complete & independent feeders were selected for accurate & authentic energy audit. The pilot project included two rural feeders, one urban kundi area feeder and one posh area feeder of Patiala.
On completion of pilot project distribution efficiency in many areas like reliability index and improved voltage. The pilot project has incurred an expenditure of 16 crore and 233 lakh units of energy has been saved.
The result of pilot project was adopted by the board management and the Patiala model was extended to the entire state with funding by Rural Electricity Corporation (REC). REC sanctioned a loan of Rs. 697 crore in 2009 for 32 lac consumers. About 20 lac consumer meters have been shifted in pillar boxes from 2009 till date on turnkey basis. Further 14 lac consumers meters shall be shifted out in next six months after receipt of funds from REC.
Further commercial & technical works have been segregated in Divisions & Sub Divisions at Patiala and this has also yielded