New Delhi, Mar 24: In an attempt to improve financial health of State Electricity Boards (SEBs), the Union cabinet is likely to approve a six-point strategy to bring about reforms in the distribution segment. The intervention strategy would attempt to remove deficiencies in the distribution sector which was making many SEBs non-viable, official sources said, adding this was being done to attract investments which were presently not forthcoming because of problems in the distribution sector.
Broad guidelines would be formulated for this purpose for the SEBs, which is likely to get cabinet nod tomorrow.
The ministry of power has formulated a six-level intervention strategy to rejuvenate the power sector, primarily to make it viable and the main efforts is to focus on reforms in the distribution sector.
The six-level intervention includes interventions at national level, state level, SEB level, distribution circle level, feeder and consumer level.
The ministry of power through the Accelerated Power Development and Reform Programme (APDRP), is making necessary techno-commercial interventions in 63 identified distribution circles spread all over the country, in order to upgrade the distribution network in such a manner so as to achieve the objectives of reducing transmission and distribution losses to around 10 to 15 per cent. Bureau Report