Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (APDRP) Schemes in Sikkim

 Utilities/State Electricity Boards all over India have been found to be losing crores of rupees in transmission and distribution losses annually because of old and deteriorated lines, overloading of the 11 KV systems, distribution transformers and low tension lines. Besides this, theft of power, technical and commercial losses made all the SEBS and Electricity Departments run in tremendous losses and it could not be checked unless some new method is conceived to prevent the losses. Hence the Ministry of Power, Government of India, launched APDRP under the supervision of Ministry of Power, Government of India.

 

AT & C Loss Reduction in the State of Sikkim:

 

Year

AT & C Loss (%)

% age Reduction

2001.02

57.18

 

2002-03

53.46

3.72

2003.04

53.07

0.39

2004.05

43.63

9.44

2005.06

39.75

3.88

2006.07

36.50

3.25

2007-08

33.00

3.50

2008-09

29.00

4.00

 

Sub-circle wise AT & C Loss Reduction (%):

 

Year

North

Gtk-I

Gtk-II

East

LLHP

South

West

Total

2001-02

82.64

42.41

45.68

46.16

53.14

61.58

68.64

57.18

2002-03

80.11

41.54

43.57

40.01

49.01

59.14

60.81

53.46

2003-04

79.64

40.67

44.78

38.87

48.78

58.20

60.57

53.07

2004-05

70.99

28.94

38.15

28.05

40.18

47.08

52.04

43.63

2005-06

63.18

27.72

34.17

27.05

33.10

41.00

52.01

39.75

2006-07

59.00

25.00

32.00

25.00

29.00

37.50

48.00

36.50

2007-07

56,50

21.00

28.00

21.00

26.00

34.50

44.00

33.00

2008-09

53.00

16.00

24.00

16.00

22.00

31.00

41.00

29.00

Status of APDRP Schemes:

 

Sikkim has committed itself towards the reformation and improvement of the existing sub transmission and distribution system (ST & D) by modernising the infrastructure developed since its inception. In this regard, the state has already entered into a Memorandum of Agreement with the Ministry of Power, Government of India, for time bound programme of improving its ST & D network through APDRP. The basic objective of the programme is to reduce the techno-commercial losses and increase revenue realisation along with improvement in voltage profile and reduction in outages so as to provide quality and reliable power to the consumers at affordable rates.

 
A number of schemes have been formulated in order to achieve operational efficiency and effective load management. The state has also launched the ambitious programme of 100% metering right from the 66 KV sub station level up to the consumers premises. This time bound programme aims at rigorous energy auditing thereby reducing pilferage of energy at each voltage level and making the utility self-sustainable and economically viable so as to create an environment for private sector participation in sub transmission and distribution area.

GENERAL ABSTRACT OF APDRP SCHEMES
            Rupees in lakh 
SlNo Name of the Project Estimated cost  Sanction by GOS Sanction by GOI Fund released by GOI Budgetary provision ( State Plan) Fund released under State Plan Total Fund Released  Shortfall
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9=(6+8) 10=(4-9)
1 APDRP Metering, Phase -III 583.00 583.00 583.00 583.00 0.00 0.00 583.00 0.00
                   
2 APDRP S/W & LLHP ST&D Improvement 1417.00 1417.00 223.00 223.00 0.00 0.00 223.00 1194.00
                   
3 APDRP ST & D improvement 5542.00 5542.00 5542.00 5542.00 0.00 0.00 5542.00 0.00
                   
4 APDRP supplementary project for ST& D improvement 9934.00 9934.00 9125.00 9125.00 0.00 0.00 9125.00 809.00
                   
5 APDRP( 2005-06) 3955.00 1724.00 0.00 0.00 1946.00 0.00 0.00 1724.00
                   
6 APDRP ( 2006-07) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 800.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
                   
  Grand Total 21431.00