SRINAGAR: Managing Director, Kashmir Energy Distribution Company Restricted (KPDCL), Mussarat Islam, has emphasised upon the Superintending Engineers of all six O&M Circles of Kashmir Division to enhance billing and assortment effectivity which has a direct bearing on the income realisation and discount in AT&C losses.
He handed these instructions throughout a gathering held on Wednesday to overview the functioning of the company with concentrate on inspections and disconnections, income realisation, DT damages and strict adherence to curtailment schedule.
Chief Engineer, Distribution, Javed Yousuf Dar, Superintending Engineers of all O&M Circles, Govt Engineers of all Electrical Divisions and SDOs attended the assembly.
Emphasising strict adherence to the curtailment schedule, MD reiterated the sooner instructions handed by the Principal Secretary Energy and impressed upon all of the officers to make sure that no unscheduled energy cuts are undertaken. He additionally laid stress on sustaining strict vigil over feeders that are weak to energy pilferage by means of hooking, bypass of meters and exceeding agreed load.
The assembly was knowledgeable that KPDCL has performed 14,893 inspections throughout the month of November and imposed a positive of Rs 1.80 crore. As many as 995 unlawful connections have been regularised and a load of two.9 MW added. The KPDCL went into overdrive within the final 10 days of November, following complaints of large-scale hooking and non-payment of dues by defaulting customers.
MD KPDCL and Chief Engineer (Distribution) appreciated the escalated drives of inspections and disconnections that are essential to enchancment in energy situation, particularly in peak winter months.
In the course of the present monetary 12 months, KPDCL has performed 78,673 inspections and regularised 31,706 connections in Kashmir Division, the assembly was knowledgeable. KPDCL has additionally disconnected 13229 customers for need of non-payment of power dues, for which Rs.4.83 crore arrears have been collected from defaulting customers in November alone.
Appreciating the efficiency of all Electrical Divisions in launching a large drive towards energy pilferage, MD KPDCL suggested all of the Govt Engineers to enhance billing and assortment effectivity, which is on the core of bringing down AT&C losses. He fastened the duty of involved SDOs to additional enhance income realisation, which might be constantly monitored.
Expressing concern over slight improve in DT injury fee, MD KPDCL directed all AEEs to keep up log of broken transformers and its substitute throughout the timelines fastened by keying in related particulars on the newly revised designated portal.
MD KPDCL additionally directed SEs to organize Circle-wise post-snow preparedness plans for the real-time restoration of the facility provide. He suggested the SEs to additionally keep watch over the climate forecast which shall permit them mobilise males and equipment upfront—(KNO)
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