Privatisation of power: Losses go down to 7.5%
New Delhi: The last month marked 19 years of privatisation of power distribution in Delhi. In these nearly two decades, the capital saw its power demand grow by two and a half times and the aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses, primarily caused by theft, came down from 55% to 7.5%.
Privatisation of the Delhi Vidyut Board took place in 2002. The national capital’s power demand has increased from a power demand of 2,879 MW back then to 7,409 MW in 2019 – an increase of 157.3%.
At the time of privatisation, AT&C losses in the national capital were over 55% and in east and central Delhi, the losses were as high as 63%.
