Entrust 33 kV assets to Transco, Ministry of Power tells Telangana

HYDERABAD: In what is being seen as the first step towards privatisation of Discoms, the Ministry of Power (MoP) has asked all the States, including Telangana, to hand over their 33 kV substations to transmission utilities. As the transmission utility in Telangana is the TS Transco, the 33 kV assets would go into its fold.

The Centre is thus setting the stage for privatisation of Discoms, under which there would only be 11 kV substations that supply power to the end user.With better upkeep of the 33 kV systems, an incremental revenue of Rs 7,865 crore could be attained per year, on account of reduction of losses in the country, the MoP said in a letter.