DISCOMs to undertake energy accounting on periodic basis to reduce electricity losses: Power Ministry

There will also be an Annual energy audit by an independent Accredited Energy Auditor. Both these reports will be published in the public domain. 

DISCOMs to undertake energy accounting on periodic basis to reduce electricity losses: Power Ministry
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New Delhi: Keeping the electricity losses in mind the Ministry of Power on Monday announced that it is mandatory for every electricity distribution company to undertake energy accounting on a periodic basis. The regulation in this regard was issued by the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) with the approval of the Ministry of Power, under the provisions of the Energy Conservation (EC) Act, 2001. 

 

The notification stipulates quarterly energy accounting by DISCOMs, through a certified Energy Manager, within 60 days. There will also be an Annual energy audit by an independent Accredited Energy Auditor. Both these reports will be published in the public domain. 

This will report detailed information about electricity consumption by different categories of consumers & the transmission and distribution losses in various areas. It will identify areas of high loses and theft and enable corrective action.  This measure will also enable the fixation of responsibility on officers for losses and theft.  The data will enable DISCOMS to take appropriate measures for reducing their electricity losses. The DISCOMs will be able to plan for suitable infrastructure up-gradation as well as demand-side management (DSM) efforts in an effective manner.  This initiative will further contribute towards India’s climate actions in meeting our Paris Agreement Goals.

 

The Regulations issued today provides much-awaited broad framework for Electricity Distribution Companies to carry out Annual Energy Audit and Quarterly Periodic Energy Accounting with necessary Pre-requisites and reporting requirements to be fulfilled.


 

Objectives to be achieved through periodic energy accounting are:

  1. Development of a comprehensive energy accounting system to quantify and determine actual losses in the power distribution system, segregated across technical and commercial losses.
  2. Identify areas of leakage, theft, wastage or inefficient use, thereby paving the way for tackling the present challenges of high Transmission and Distribution (T&D) losses.
  3. Enable and ensure an independent 3rd party energy audit of the distribution system to arrive at a true and fair picture of T&D losses.
  4. To enable the Distribution utilities to undertake targeted efficiency improvement activities to reduce T&D losses in priority areas / customer segments.
  5. Providing a basis for prioritizing energy capital investments and help budget more accurately to achieve maximum results.
  6. Identification of overloaded segments of the network for necessary capacity additions.

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