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

**All data on 17.5.2019

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