New Delhi: The Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses of Gujarat’s state-run DISCOMs have decreased by 5.58% over the past seven years. According to the latest data, the collective AT&C losses have reduced from 16.23% to 10.65%, highlighting significant strides in improving efficiency and minimizing power losses.

Among the state DISCOMs, Dakshin Gujarat Vij Company Limited (DGVCL) reported the most significant improvement, with losses dropping from 10.48% to 1.68%. Similarly, Madhya Gujarat Vij Company Limited (MGVCL) achieved a reduction from 11.81% to 9.29%, while Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Limited (UGVCL) recorded a decline from 11.53% to 9.35%. Paschim Gujarat Vij Company Limited (PGVCL), which serves a larger rural base, saw its AT&C losses decrease from 24.71% to 18.31%, reflecting sustained efforts to address power distribution challenges.

This information was shared by Shripad Naik, Minister of State in the Ministry of Power, in response to a question in the Rajya Sabha during the ongoing winter session of Parliament.

The reply states: For the DISCOMs/Power Departments (PDs) in FY 23, at the National level the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) Losses are 15.37%, the Gap between Average Cost of Supply (ACS) and Average Revenue Realised (ARR) i.e. ACS-ARR Gap is Rs. 0.45/kWh, the accumulated losses are Rs 6.48 lakh Cr and the accumulated debt is Rs. 6.84 lakh Cr. The key reasons for revenue losses include delay in tariff orders; poor billing and collection efficiencies; non- implementation of Fuel and Power Purchase Cost Adjustment (FPPCA), under-recovery of electricity dues of State Government departments and the subsidy amounts.

Government of India has been implementing various performance linked and result oriented schemes with the objective to have a financially secure, viable and sustainable power sector (distribution segment in particular). Several interventions have been made to improve financial and operational efficiencies of DISCOMs/PDs by linking to reform measures including Additional Borrowing space of 0.5% of GSDP to States linked to power sector reforms undertaken; introducing additional prudential norms for lending by Power Finance Corporation (PFC) Limited and REC Limited; and Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Eligibility of States and DISCOMs under all these measures are conditional on their taking steps to improve their operational and financial efficiencies.

In addition, Rules have promulgated for automatic pass through of FPPCA, pass through of all prudent costs incurred by the distribution licensee, timely payments of subsidy by State Governments etc.

These initiatives have been designed to tackle financial and operational issues of DISCOMs/PDs to bring in desired financial discipline in DISCOMs and State Governments.

UDAY was launched with an overall objective of operational and financial turnaround of State owned Distribution Utilities (DISCOMs) through efficiency improvements and financial restructuring in Distribution Sector. Recognising that the liabilities of the State owned utilities are the contingent liabilities of the States themselves, UDAY envisaged States taking over 75% of the debt of the DISCOMs as on 30.09.2015 by issuing State Development Loan (SDL) (State wise details placed at Annexure-I)

As a result of participation of DISCOMs under UDAY and other efficiency measures, State Power Distribution Utilities have reported improvements which include:

AT&C losses have reduced from 70% in FY 2015-16 to 15.37% in FY2023.

ACS-ARR Gap reduced from 0.54/kWh in FY2015-16 to Rs. 0.45/kWh in FY2023. (State wise details placed at Annexure-II)

ANNEXURE-I

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 149 ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 25.11.2024 

(All amounts in Rs Crores)

S No.	State	Total DISCOM Liabilities as on 30-09-2015	DISCOM liabilities to be restructured as per MoU	Total bonds issued under UDAY
1.	Andhra Pradesh	14,721	11,008	8,256
2.	Assam	1,510	1,510	–
3.	Bihar	3,109	3,109	3,109
4.	Chhattisgarh	1,740	1,305	870
5.	Haryana	34,602	34,602	25,950
6.	Himachal Pradesh	3,854	3,854	2,891
7.	J&K	3,538	3,538	3,538
8.	Jharkhand	7,215	7,215	6,136
9.	Madhya Pradesh	34,739	7,360	7,360
10.	Maharashtra	22,097	6,613	4,960
11.	Meghalaya	167	167	125
12.	Punjab	20,838	20,838	15,629
13.	Rajasthan	83,229	83,229	74,790
14.	Tamil Nadu	30,420	30,420	22,815
15.	Telangana	11,897	11,897	8,923
16.	Uttar Pradesh	53,211	53,211	49,510
	TOTAL	3,26,887	2,79,876	2,34,862

 

ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 149 ANSWERED IN THE RAJYA SABHA ON 25.11.2024

AT&C LOSS (in%)

States/ DISCOMs	2015-16	2022-23
State Sector	23.65	15.78
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	18.61	19.81
Andaman & Nicobar PD	18.61	19.81
Andhra Pradesh	10.36	7.98
APCPDCL	–	11.46
APEPDCL	7.10	5.94
APSPDCL	12.03	8.08
Arunachal Pradesh	54.58	51.70
Arunachal PD	54.58	51.70
Assam	26.02	16.22
APDCL	26.02	16.22
Bihar	43.30	25.01
NBPDCL	35.73	21.25
SBPDCL	47.87	27.95
Chhattisgarh	22.10	16.14
CSPDCL	22.10	16.14
Delhi	11.76	10.67
NDMC	11.76	10.67
Goa	19.77	11.85
Goa PD	19.77	11.85
Gujarat	16.23	10.65
DGVCL	10.48	1.68
MGVCL	11.81	9.29
PGVCL	24.71	18.31
UGVCL	11.53	9.35
Haryana	29.27	12.01
DHBVNL	26.44	13.17
UHBVNL	32.84	10.32
Himachal Pradesh	9.68	10.57
HPSEBL	9.68	10.57
Jammu & Kashmir	58.75	–
JKPDD	58.75	–
Jharkhand	33.34	30.28
JBVNL	33.34	30.28
Karnataka	17.13	13.91
BESCOM	13.88	12.16
CHESCOM	13.60	10.22
GESCOM	18.00	19.26
HESCOM	27.63	18.13
MESCOM	12.71	9.20

Kerala	12.40	7.05
KSEBL	12.40	7.05
TCED	7.46	7.08
Ladakh	–	30.33
Ladakh PD	–	30.33
Madhya Pradesh	27.37	20.55
MPMaKVVCL	31.09	22.89
MPPaKVVCL	25.06	12.60
MPPoKVVCL	26.10	27.39
Maharashtra	21.74	18.58
BEST	–	4.18
MSEDCL	21.74	19.04
Manipur	31.72	13.82
MSPDCL	31.72	13.82
Meghalaya	45.98	23.97
MePDCL	45.98	23.97
Mizoram	35.18	26.27
Mizoram PD	35.18	26.27
Nagaland	33.44	45.81
Nagaland PD	33.44	45.81
Puducherry	22.43	17.49
Puducherry PD	22.43	17.49
Punjab	15.88	11.26
PSPCL	15.88	11.26
Rajasthan	31.59	15.90
AVVNL	27.66	10.00
JdVVNL	29.67	20.99
JVVNL	35.87	15.83
Sikkim	43.89	36.69
Sikkim PD	43.89	36.69
Tamil Nadu	16.83	10.31
TANGEDCO	16.83	10.31
Telangana	14.01	18.65
TSNPDCL	17.41	22.19
TSSPDCL	12.64	17.20
Tripura	32.68	28.15
TSECL	32.68	28.15
Uttar Pradesh	39.76	22.33
DVVNL	43.13	24.04
KESCO	28.16	11.33
MVVNL	44.58	24.22
PaVVNL	27.12	17.02
PuVVNL	51.14	27.27
Uttarakhand	18.01	15.32
UPCL	18.01	15.32
West Bengal	28.08	17.32
WBSEDCL	28.08	17.32

Private Sector	24.58	10.94
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	7.95	3.58
DNHDDPDCL	7.95	3.58
Delhi	12.44	7.12
BRPL	12.60	7.16
BYPL	16.76	7.25
TPDDL	8.83	6.98
Gujarat	–	3.93
Torrent Power Ahmedabad	–	4.04
Torrent Power Surat	–	3.69
Maharashtra	–	6.48
AEML	–	6.48
Odisha	38.60	21.85
TPNODL	36.32	17.26
TPSODL	44.57	31.32
TPWODL	40.07	20.47
TPCODL	36.51	22.65
Uttar Pradesh	–	8.36
NPCL	–	8.36
West Bengal	–	8.15
CESC	11.6	8.28
IPCL	–	6.56
Grand Total	23.70	15.37

 

ACS-ARR GAP (in Rs per kWh)

 

States/ DISCOMs	2015-16	2022-23
State Sector	0.57	0.52
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0	2.20
Andaman & Nicobar PD	0	2.20
Andhra Pradesh	0.80	(0.15)
APCPDCL	–	(0.09)
APEPDCL	0.32	(0.30)
APSPDCL	1.03	(0.06)
Arunachal Pradesh	0.49	0.00
Arunachal PD	0.49	0.00
Assam	0.23	0.62
APDCL	0.23	0.62
Bihar	0.46	0.00
NBPDCL	0.35	0.19
SBPDCL	0.54	(0.15)
Chhattisgarh	(0.01)	0.26
CSPDCL	(0.01)	0.26
Delhi	(0.37)	0.95
NDMC	(0.37)	0.95
Goa	0.71	(0.14)
Goa PD	0.71	(0.14)
Gujarat	(0.02)	(0.02)
DGVCL	(0.04)	(0.02)
MGVCL	0.01	(0.05)
PGVCL	(0.01)	(0.01)
UGVCL	(0.04)	(0.02)
Haryana	0.16	(0.15)
DHBVNL	0.17	(0.19)
UHBVNL	0.15	(0.10)
Himachal Pradesh	(0.31)	0.86
HPSEBL	(0.31)	0.86
Jammu & Kashmir	3.00	–
JKPDD	3.00	–
Jharkhand	0.93	2.45
JBVNL	0.93	2.45
Karnataka	0.33	0.32
BESCOM	0.17	0.30
CHESCOM	(0.10)	(0.12)
GESCOM	0.35	0.53
HESCOM	0.88	0.83
MESCOM	0.39	(0.56)
Kerala	0.30	0.33
KSEBL	0.30	0.34
TCED	0	(0.08)
Ladakh	–	2.18
Ladakh PD	–	2.18

Madhya Pradesh	0.87	(0.20)
MPMaKVVCL	1.20	(0.40)
MPPaKVVCL	0.50	(0.18)
MPPoKVVCL	0.95	(0.02)
Maharashtra	0.43	1.24
MSEDCL	0.43	1.21
BEST	–	2.25
Manipur	0.02	1.30
MSPDCL	0.02	1.30
Meghalaya	0.82	0.67
MePDCL	0.82	0.67
Mizoram	2.06	1.71
Mizoram PD	2.06	1.71
Nagaland	0.20	(0.32)
Nagaland PD	0.20	(0.32)
Puducherry	(0.02)	0.39
Puducherry PD	(0.02)	0.39
Punjab	0.53	0.20
PSPCL	0.53	0.20
Rajasthan	1.83	0.20
AVVNL	1.96	0.22
JdVVNL	1.80	0.29
JVVNL	1.77	0.09
Sikkim	2.09	(0.68)
Sikkim PD	2.09	(0.68)
Tamil Nadu	0.67	0.89
TANGEDCO	0.67	0.89
Telangana	0.74	1.40
TSNPDCL	0.88	1.29
TSSPDCL	0.68	1.45
Tripura	0.42	0.60
TSECL	0.42	0.60
Uttar Pradesh	0.29	1.19
DVVNL	0.73	1.79
KESCO	(0.07)	(0.00)
MVVNL	0.19	1.76
PaVVNL	0.21	(0.25)
PuVVNL	0.08	2.12
Uttarakhand	0.10	0.72
UPCL	0.10	0.72
West Bengal	0.52	0.32
WBSEDCL	0.52	0.32
Private Sector	(0.05)	(0.19)
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	0	(0.14)
DNHDDPDCL	0	(0.14)
Delhi	(0.37)	(0.03)
BRPL	(0.37)	0.03
BYPL	0.23	0.15
TPDDL	(0.81)	(0.23)

Gujarat	–	(0.50)
Torrent Power Ahmedabad	–	(0.58)
Torrent Power Surat	–	(0.30)
Maharashtra	–	(0.04)
AEML	–	(0.04)
Odisha	0.39	(0.25)
TPNODL	0.34	(0.27)
TPSODL	0.31	0.38
TPWODL	0.22	(0.59)
TPCODL	0.61	(0.06)
Uttar Pradesh	–	(0.79)
NPCL	–	(0.79)
West Bengal	–	(0.18)
CESC	0.59	(0.24)
IPCL	–	0.53
Grand Total	0.54	0.45