PRESS NOTE

Key Achievements in 2008 and New Initiatives for 2009 in APEPDCL

• 47 Nos. new 33/11 KV Sub-stations charged under JBIC & internal funding with a total cost of Rs.65 Crs.
• Augmentation of 78 Nos. Power Transformer capacities completed for 27 Crs.
• 8935 Nos. new DTRs charged for Rs 102 crs.
• HVDS conversion completed covering 8,560 Nos. Pump sets with an expenditure of Rs. 103 Crs.
• DTR failures reduced to 1.29%.
• Automatic meter reading of HT services and feeders in Vizag and Vizianagaram circles is completed.
• Repairs & Maintenance of existing network started in a drive mode with an allocation of about Rs 20 Crs to further improve supply reliability and customer delight besides technical loss reduction.
• Segregation of Non Agricultural loads completed for 200 Nos rural feeders to ensure 7 hrs. quality supply for agricultural consumers.
• ISO 9001-2000 certification achieved for 5 Nos. Operation Divisions and for corporate Office.
• Call centers are standardized for enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Any Time Payment (ATP) machines installed at 4 Nos. locations in Visakhapatnam.
• Bill payment through internet introduced.
• Distribution of CFLs taken up under CDM and distribution completed in 2 sections for 20000 consumers in Visakhapatnam District .
• Distribution losses reduced from 9.46% to 7.78% resulting in savings of 71 MU with a monitory savings of Rs. 24 Crs.
• Line clear module integrated with Customer Service Centers to have quick data of scheduled outages and interruptions.
• IVRS facility introduced in Visakhapatnam city and a promotion campaign launched to encourage max utilization
• Feeder franchising implemented for 8 Nos. 11 KV feeders in tribal areas
Under RGGVY
• 1,86,824 Nos. Rural Households are electrified out of which 1,58,542 Nos. are BPL beneficiaries. , 251 Nos. Habitations were electrified.
SAP implemented throughout APEPDCL.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

• Section Office Automation taken up in a big way by value additions in Eastern Power Information Management and Reporting System ( EPIMRS)
• MRI compatible meters fixed to all 11 KV feeders for better energy audit.
• Wide Area Network (WAN) provided to all Divisions and EROs for effective data transmission
• Comprehensive Revenue Accounting System ( RAS) launched to have an integrated software billing and revenue accounting of the company.
• Pilot project on PLCC based Automatic meter reading taken up in Auto Nagar section in Vizag.

INITIATIVES PLANNED IN 2009

• 127 Nos. new 33/11 KV Sub-stations and augmentations at 31 Nos. existing 33/11 KV Sub-stations under JBIC, RGGVY & internal funding with a total cost of Rs.155 Crs.
• HVDS works for balance pump sets with an estimated cost of Rs. 150 Crs.
• Balance RGGVY works will be completed.
• Centralised server installation and data integration to make APEPDCL as single data base.
• Wide Area Network (WAN) up to all Sub-Divisions and sections.
• Revenue Accounting System (RAS) for remaining 4 circles.
• GIS based consumer indexing implementation and integration with RAS.
• IVRS for other major towns in APEPDCL.
• Installation of ATP machines in major towns of APEPDCL.
• Introduction of electricity bill collection through ATMs, Credit Card swiping, mobile phones and spot collection machines.
• Consumer feedback drive taken up as a part of continuous improvements in consumer services.
• Implementation of SCADA for Visakhapatnam city.
• Fixing up of Capacitors on LV side of DTRs existing in agricultural feeders.
• Introduction of Time Of the Day (TOD) metering as a part of Demand Side Management.