BHOPAL: MP Power Transmission Company is jubilant over its double achievement. Officials claim the transmission loss has been reduced to mere 2.71% and transmission efficiency has been improved to 99.59% in financial year 2018-19. Company has been successful in reducing transmission loss by 3% every year for past 6 consecutive years. The transmission loss at present is historic as it has come to lowest since the establishment of company, said MD PR Bende.
This news is important as the electricity companies quote transmission loss- as one of the reasons- to increase power tariff- that is due next month. The company official said that they have reduced the transmission loss on one hand and increased the transmission efficiency on the other. The transmission efficiency for the year 2018-19 has reached 99.5%, one of the highest nationwide.
The MP State Electricity Regulatory Commission has set the transmission loss target at 2.82% and transmission efficiency at 98% for the power transmission company. Company claims that it has reduced transmission loss from 2.82% in 2014-15 to 2.71% in 2018-19. Similarly transmission efficiency has been improved from 99.35% in 2014-15 to 99.59% in 2018-19.