Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme

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Restructured Accelerated Power Development and
Reforms Programme
Interaction with TPIEA-EA, Utilities Meter
Manufacturers 3rd February 2011
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Background

• R-APDRP envisages establishment of reliable
  automated systems for sustained collection of
  accurate baseline data, and the adoption of IT in
  the areas of energy accounting under Part-A and
  network strengthening, improvement and
  augmentation works for ATC loss reduction below
  15 and performance improvement under Part-B.
• The MoP/PFC has appointed Third Party Independent
  Evaluation Agencies -Energy Accounting (TPIEA-EA)
  for the verification of Baseline ATC loss
  figures in the sanctioned project areas.
• For Base (starting) figure of ATC loss of the
  project area the state power utility /
  distribution Company has to ring fence each
  identified project area at the beginning of the
  programme. Three billing cycle data of energy
  inflow and outflow and corresponding revenue
  collected for the project area is to be furnished
  to the TPIEA-EA for verifying the base (starting)
  figure of ATC loss of the project area. Part B
  projects will be taken up after verification of
  initial ATC losses by TPIEA-EA.

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TPIEA-EA appointed for states

• 775 Part-B schemes have been sanctioned in 13
  States viz. Himachal Pradesh-14, Punjab-15,
  Rajasthan-82, UP-155, MP-81, Gujarat-63,
  Maharashtra-66, AP-42, Karnataka-88, Kerala-40,
  TN-82, West Bengal-45, Sikkim-2. TPIEA-EA have
  been appointed as follows-
• WAPCOS-Haryana, Punjab, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh,
  Uttar Pradesh NE states( Assam, Meghalaya,
  Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh
  Nagaland
• ICRA- Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh Tamil Nadu
• NPC-Gujarat West Bengal/Sikkim
• ERDA-Chhattisgarh Goa
• CPRI-Karnataka
• Voyant Solutions- Rajasthan
• DRS-JK, Uttarakhand
• Pranat-Bihar, Jharkhand Himachal Pradesh
• LOI yet to be converted to LOA in Goa, JK,
  Bihar, Jharkhand NE states since no ring
  fencing reported

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Utilities Scope

• It is the responsibility and in the interest of
  Utilities to get verification of Project areas
  Baseline ATC loss done by TPIEA-EA for early
  start of Part-B projects implementation and thus
  for conversion of Loan component into Grant.
• Utilities should form exclusive team for
  completion of Baseline ATC loss verification job
  in Project areas

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Utilities Scope

• Pre-requisites for verification of Baseline ATC
  losses
• Ring fencing of Project Areas w.r.t. electrical
  vis-à-vis physical boundary by
• Installation of Boundary meters at all input and
  export points
• Segregation of project area consumers
• Installation of system meters at sub-stations and
  feeders/lines
• Ensuring healthy operation of above meters and
  availability of calibration certificates
• Availability of electrical distribution network
  superimposed on project area map
• Compilation of three billing cycle data on
  approved format (including consumer profile) and
  as per baseline ATC loss computation methodology.

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TPIEA-EA Scope

• Reporting Initial ATC losses of all project
  areas as per approved methodology including
• Verification of Ring Fencing of project areas
• Validation of 3 cycle Energy Revenue data
• Verification of Baseline ATC losses project area
  wise
• Verifying Annual ATC losses of Part-B project
  areas starting an year after establishment of
  Part-A(IT) system
• Verifying Annual ATC losses of utility as per
  approved methodology
• Reporting Quarterly ATC loss figures in Part-B
  project areas

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Project Area Map
Import for EHV/HV consumer
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Project Area Ring fencing
Import for EHV/HV consumer
Formula for ATC Losses
Where
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Gaps found during Baseline ATC Loss Verification

• Ring fencing is primarily responsibility of the
  utilities for their normal business, however ,
  they are not paying due attention to this. In
  many case following gaps have been observed
• Utilities are declaring towns as ring fenced
  although the input and export energy meters are
  not installed at some points of Project Area
  boundary of its electrical distribution network.
• Project area electrical distribution network
  superimposed on its geographical map not being
  provided by some utilities.

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Gaps found during Baseline ATC Loss Verification

• Meters calibration certificates are not
  available.
• There is no regular monitoring of the boundary
  meters to ensure their healthiness, and in case
  of meter getting faulty, to replace the same
  within time bound time.
• Arrears, subsidies deemed collections are not
  excluded from the revenue collection as per the
  methodology
• Utility to consider energy sales revenue
  collection of project area only.

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Measures for TPIEA-EA for verification of
Baseline (initial) ATC loss

• TPIEA-EA to deploy adequate manpower for
  completion of Baseline ATC losses verification
  job in time. Before start of above work TPIEA-EA
  to furnish schedule of verification and manpower
  deployment to PFC.
• To overcome the problem of repeated exercise and
  thus to avoid delay, TPIEA-EA must visit the
  town/project area
• after ring fencing by Utility for physical
  verification of Boundary meters
• after utility has submitted 3 billing cycle data
  for validation and certification of ATC losses.
• TPIEA-EA to ensure data consistency at different
  locations in the report formats.
• TPIEA-EA to provide rationale (with its
  acceptance) for gaps in billing, collection,
  arrears, ATC losses among the three billing
  cycles in the report.

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Measures for TPIEA-EA for verification of
Baseline (initial) ATC loss

• Aggregate of 11KV feeder meters may be taken for
  computation of input energy if no meter installed
  at 33 kV incomer in sub-station.
• TPIEA-EA shall use electrical distribution
  network superimposed project area map provided by
  the utility.
• TPIEA to verify 100 boundary i.e. input and
  export points.
• For purpose of baseline ATC loss computation
  feeder wise energy/revenue billing/collection may
  not be insisted if the same is not available with
  the utility. However TPIEA to have sample check
  against inclusion of any non project area
  consumers.
• TPIEA-EA to have approval of Company
  Secretary/Board resolution for Authorized
  signatory for TPIEA-EA report

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Installation of System Energy Meters

• Issues related to Utilities
• Several Utilities have not yet floated NIT/placed
  orders for DLMS complaint system energy meters
  for their R-APDRP requirements.
• Some utilities are adding/deleting the meter
  parameters and not sticking to the meter
  technical specification despite of PFC advice not
  to do so as the Indian companion standard already
  includes all relevant parameters. Any deviation
  by utilities on this account may be treated as
  non-compliance of R-APDRP guidelines.
• Utilities are packaging requirements of meters,
  CT, PT units and meter boxes etc into one package
  and placing the purchase order, such packaging
  results in poor response from bidders during
  bidding stage, and delay in supply of items at
  the time of delivery against PO by meter
  manufacturer.

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Installation of System Energy Meters

• Issues related to Meter Manufacturers
• Delay in meters delivery by meter manufacturers.
• (As the RAPDRP is flagship programme of MOP, GOI
  and availability of DLMS compliant meters has got
  delayed, no further delay is expected from meter
  manufacturers)
• Some manufacturers are taking orders beyond their
  production/delivery capacity
• Manufacturers are giving poor response to bids in
  some states.
• Issues related to Testing (CPRI)
• Delay in meters testing by CPRI. CPRI is taking
  more than one month in testing of a set meters.
• Requirement of submission of detail technical
  particulars about meters from utilities needs to
  be reviewed and simplified.
• Sufficient CTT test benches are not available at
  CPRI despite of their commitment given in July10
  at Bangalore. This is causing delay in testing of
  meters.
• DLMS compliant technical specification for meters
  CMRI not yet finalized.

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Thank You
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