Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) launched

• The Rs. 45,000-crore Integrated Power Development Scheme was launched by the Prime Minister.
• The purpose of the scheme is to strengthening power transmission and distribution network in urban areas.
• It will cover works relating to strengthening sub-transmission and distribution systems, including provisioning of solar panels, metering of distribution transformers/feeders /consumers in urban areas and IT enablement of the distribution sector.
• It will help in reduction in AT&C losses, establishment of IT enabled energy accounting / auditing system, improvement in billed energy based on metered consumption and improvement in collection efficiency.

Government is targeting to bring down transmission and distribution (T&D) losses in the power sector to 15 per cent by 2019 from 22 per cent at present.

By: Vishal