Key Achievements

47 Nos. new 33/11 KV Sub-stations charged under JBIC & internal funding with a total cost of Rs.65 Crs.
Augmentation of 78 Nos. Power Transformer capacities completed for 27 Crs.
8935 Nos. new DTRs charged for Rs 102 crs.
HVDS conversion completed covering 8,560 Nos. Pump sets with an expenditure of Rs. 103 Crs.
DTR failures reduced to 1.29%.
Automatic meter reading of HT services and feeders in Vizag and Vizianagaram circles is completed.
Repairs & Maintenance of existing network started in a drive mode with an allocation of about Rs 20 Crs to further improve supply reliability and customer delight besides technical loss reduction.
Segregation of Non Agricultural loads completed for 200 Nos rural feeders to ensure 7 hrs. quality supply for agricultural consumers.
ISO 9001-2000 certification achieved for 5 Nos. Operation Divisions and for corporate Office.
Call centers are standardized for enhanced customer satisfaction.
Any Time Payment (ATP) machines installed at 4 Nos. locations in Visakhapatnam.
Bill payment through internet introduced.
Distribution of CFLs taken up under CDM and distribution completed in 2 sections for 20000 consumers in Visakhapatnam District .
Distribution losses reduced from 9.46% to 7.78% resulting in savings of 71 MU with a monitory savings of Rs. 24 Crs.
Line clear module integrated with Customer Service Centers to have quick data of scheduled outages and interruptions.
IVRS facility introduced in Visakhapatnam city and a promotion campaign launched to encourage max utilization
Feeder franchising implemented for 8 Nos. 11 KV feeders in tribal areas
Under RGGVY 1,86,824 Nos. Rural Households are electrified out of which 1,58,542 Nos. are BPL beneficiaries. , 251 Nos. Habitations were electrified.
SAP implemented throughout APEPDCL.

Other Achievements


Section Office Automation taken up in a big way by value additions in Eastern Power Information Management and Reporting System ( EPIMRS)
MRI compatible meters fixed to all 11 KV feeders for better energy audit.
Wide Area Network (WAN) provided to all Divisions and EROs for effective data transmission
Comprehensive Revenue Accounting System ( RAS) launched to have an integrated software billing and revenue accounting of the company.
Pilot project on PLCC based Automatic meter reading taken up in Auto Nagar section in Vizag.


INITIATIVES PLANNED IN 2009

127 Nos. new 33/11 KV Sub-stations and augmentations at 31 Nos. existing 33/11 KV Sub-stations under JBIC, RGGVY & internal funding with a total cost of Rs.155 Crs.
HVDS works for balance pump sets with an estimated cost of Rs. 150 Crs.
Balance RGGVY works will be completed.
Centralised server installation and data integration to make APEPDCL as single data base.
Wide Area Network (WAN) up to all Sub-Divisions and sections.
Revenue Accounting System (RAS) for remaining 4 circles.
GIS based consumer indexing implementation and integration with RAS.
IVRS for other major towns in APEPDCL.
Installation of ATP machines in major towns of APEPDCL.
Introduction of electricity bill collection through ATMs, Credit Card swiping, mobile phones and spot collection machines.
Consumer feedback drive taken up as a part of continuous improvements in consumer services.
Implementation of SCADA for Visakhapatnam city.
Fixing up of Capacitors on LV side of DTRs existing in agricultural feeders.
Introduction of Time Of the Day (TOD) metering as a part of Demand Side Management.