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17/05/2019

ACS - ARR Gap And AT & C Losses

UDAY

The Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana ( UDAY ) is launched by Ministry of Power, Government of India which was approved by cabinet on 5^th November, 2015.

Key Features of UDAY

Operational improvement
Reduce the cost of power generation
Development of renewable energy
Energy efficiency
Energy conservation
Operation improvement

Benefits to States of INDIA

Increase supply of coal
Coal price rationalization
Supply additional coal at notified price
Faster completion of interstate transmission line
Power purchase through bidding process
Priority funding provided by Deen Dayal Upadyay Gram Jyoti Yojana ( DDUGJY), Integrated Power Development Scheme ( IPDS ) etc.

ACS – ARR gap

The term ACS means average cost of supply per unit of power and ARR means average revenue realized.
The Government has taken various steps to minimize the difference between ACS – ARR. The gap between ACS – ARR should be as minimum as possible.
The Mizoram, Nagaland, Andaman Nicobar Island and Lakshadweep yet do not join the UDAY.
The details report of ACS – ARR gap in Rupees per unit and AT & C losses as on 17.5.2015 are given as below.

Which state has lowest AT & C Losses?

Which state has lowest ACS - ARR Rupees per unit?

State Name	ACS – ARR gap in Rs per unit	AT & C ( Aggregate Transmission and Commercial ) Losses In Percentage
Jammu and Kashmir	3.32	52.27
Himachal Pradesh	0.29	11.29
Punjab	0.45	20.02
Haryana	0.03	18.99
Uttarakhand	- 0.83	12.64
Uttar Pradesh	0.22	24.64
Rajasthan	- 0.16	21.22
Gujarat	- 0.05	13.06
Madhya Pradesh	0.52	31.41
Maharashtra	- 0.04	17.34
Goa	1.72	36.22
Tamil Nadu	0.50	14.99
Karnataka	0.02	13.92
Andhra Pradesh	0.24	9.75
Bihar	0.46	36.24
Chhattisgarh	0.17	22.66
Jharkhand	0.97	34.59
Manipur	0.51	24.58
Puducherry	- 1.6	16.89
Kerala	0.37	10.83
Assam	0.68	21.52
Telangana	1.06	12.5
Meghalaya	0.35	27.75
Tripura	- 0.12	16.83