Power transmission losses come down in Andhra Pradesh

VIJAYAWADA: The concerted efforts of the Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh Ltd (APTRANSCO) are proving effective as the state-run power company witnessed one of the lowest transmission losses in five years. The company is working to further bring down the transmission and distribution losses in the coming months by a multi-pronged strategy to become one of the best state-owned power transmission firms in the country.

The cumulative transmission losses for 2019-20 financial year stood at 2.91 per cent, the lowest since 2015. In fact, in March 2020, the losses worked out to be 2.86 per cent. These figures are way better than targeted losses fixed by the Andhra Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission (APERC) — 3.3 per cent.