R-APDRP
Introduction
The Govt. of India
has proposed to continue R-APDRP during the XI Plan with revised terms and
conditions as a Central Sector Scheme. The focus of the programme shall be on
actual, demonstrable performance in terms of sustained loss reduction.
Establishment of reliable and automated systems for sustained collection of
accurate base line data, and the adoption of Information Technology in the
areas of energy accounting will be essential before taking up the regular
distribution strengthening projects.
Programme
Coverage
It is proposed to
cover urban areas - towns and cities with population of more than 30,000
(10,000 in case of special category states). In addition, in certain high-load
density rural areas with significant loads, works of separation of agricultural
feeders from domestic and industrial ones, and of High Voltage Distribution
System (11kV) will also be taken up.
Further, towns /
areas for which projects have been sanctioned in X Plan R-APDRP shall be
considered for the XI Plan only after either completion or short closure of the
earlier sanctioned projects.
Proposed Scheme
Projects under the
scheme shall be taken up in Two Parts:
Part-A shall include the projects for establishment of baseline
data and IT applications for energy accounting/auditing & IT based consumer
service centres.
Part-B shall include regular distribution strengthening projects.
The activities to be covered under each part are as follows:
Part - A:
Preparation of
Base-line data for the project area covering Consumer Indexing, GIS Mapping,
Metering of Distribution Transformers and Feeders, and Automatic Data Logging
for all Distribution Transformers and Feeders and SCADA / DMS system (only in
the project area having more than 4 lacs population and annual input energy of
the order of 350 MU). It would include Asset mapping of the entire distribution
network at and below the 11kV transformers and include the Distribution
Transformers and Feeders, Low Tension lines, poles and other distribution
network equipment. It will also include adoption of IT applications for meter
reading, billing & collection; energy accounting & auditing; MIS;
redressal of consumer grievances; establishment of IT enabled consumer service
centres etc. The base line data and required system shall be verified by an
independent agency appointed by the Ministry of Power. The list of works is
only indicative.
Part - B:
Renovation,
modernization and strengthening of 11 kV level Substations,
Transformers/Transformer Centres, Re-conductoring of lines at 11kV level and
below, Load Bifurcation, feeder separation, Load Balancing, HVDS (11kV), Aerial
Bunched Conductoring in dense areas, replacement of electromagnetic energy
meters with tamper proof electronics meters, installation of capacitor banks
and mobile service centres etc. In exceptional cases, where sub-transmission
system is weak, strengthening at 33 kV or 66 kV levels may also be
considered.
Eligibility
Criteria for R-APDRP assistance
The States /
Utilities will be required to:
1). Constitute the State Electricity Regulatory Commission
2). Achieve the following target of AT&C loss reduction at utility
level:
a). Utilities having
AT&C loss above 30%: Reduction by 3% per year
b). Utilities having AT&C loss
below 30%: Reduction by 1.5% per year
3). commit a time frame for introduction of measures for better
accountability at all levels in the project area
4). submit previous year’s AT&C loss figures of identified project
area as verified by an independent agency appointed by Ministry of Power (MoP)
by 30th June; the independent agency would verify that:
a). All input points are
identified and metered with downloadable meters for energy inflow accounting in
scheme area
b). All outgoing feeders are to
be metered in substation with downloadable meters
c). Scheme area should be ring
fenced i.e. export and import meters for energy accounting shall be ensured
besides segregating the rural load of the scheme area by ring
fencing if not on separate feeder.
d). The above shall provide the
input energy and corresponding cash collected for calculating AT&C losses.
The same shall be carried out for at least for three billing cycles and
got verified by the independent agency. This loss level will be the baseline
for considering conversion of loan into grant for Part B projects
5). Devise a suitable incentive scheme for staff linking to achievements
of 15% AT&C loss in the project area.
Funding
Mechanism
1). GoI will
provide 100% Loan for part A of the R-APDRP schemes which shall include
projects for establishing Base Line data and IT applications for energy
accounting/ auditing and IT based consumer services etc.
2). GoI will
provide up to 25% (90% for special category States) Loan for Part B of the
R-APDRP schemes which shall include regular distribution strengthening
projects.
3). The entire
loan from GoI will be routed through PFC/REC (FIs) for the respective schemes
funded by them.
4). The
counterpart funding will be done by PFC/REC (FIs) as per its prevailing
policy.
5). PFC / REC will
be the prime lender for funding these schemes. In case of default by the
utility the commercial loan of PFC / REC will be recovered first (being the
primary Lender) before that of any other lender for funding such schemes.
Conversion of
GoI Loan to Grant
1). The entire
amount of GoI loan (100%) for part A of the project shall be converted into
grant after establishment of the required Base-Line data system within a
stipulated time frame and duly verified by TPIEA(Third Party Independent
Evaluation Agencies).
2). Up to 50% (90%
for special category States) loan for Part-B projects shall be converted into
grant in five equal tranches on achieving 15% AT&C loss in the project area
duly verified by TPIEA on a sustainable basis for a period of five years.
3). If the utility
fails to achieve or sustain the 15% AT&C loss target in a particular year,
that year’s tranche of conversion of loan to grant will be reduced in
proportion to the shortfall in achieving 15% AT&C loss target from the
starting AT&C loss figure.
Abbreviations Used
GoI: Government of India
R-APDRP: Restructured Accelerated Power
Development and Reforms Programme
GIS: Geographic
Information System
SCADA: Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition
DMS: Distribution Management System
MIS: Management Information System
PFC: Power Finance Corporation
REC: Rural Electrification Corporation
AT&C: Aggregated Technical and
Commercial Losses
TPIEA: Third Party Independent Evaluation Agencies.
