Two AP DISCOMs improve ranking
Nationwide assessment, rates power distribution utilities on financial sustainability, operational efficiency and governance parameters
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Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh’s power distribution sector has recorded a significant improvement in national performance benchmarks, as reflected in the 14th Annual Integrated Rating and Ranking of Power Distribution Utilities.
The rankings were released by the Government of India through Power Finance Corporation (PFC). The nationwide assessment, which rated power distribution utilities across the country on financial sustainability, operational efficiency, and governance parameters, highlights a clear turnaround in Andhra Pradesh’s distribution utilities.
As per the report, two Andhra Pradesh state-owned distribution companies—Central Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APCPDCL) and Southern Power Distribution Company of Andhra Pradesh Limited (APSPDCL)—have improved their ratings by two notches, moving from ‘C’ grade to ‘B’ grade, reflecting strengthened financial and operational performance.
The report also records substantial improvements in key efficiency indicators for Andhra Pradesh DISCOMs such as collection efficiency increased from 94.91 per cent to 99.26 per cent, marking an improvement of over 2 percentage points.
The Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses also declined sharply from around 12 per cent to 7.9 per cent, indicating effective loss-reduction measures and improved system performance.
These improvements position Andhra Pradesh among the better-performing states in the country in terms of distribution efficiency and financial discipline.
The improved national ratings underscore the impact of focused reforms undertaken by the Government of Andhra Pradesh in the power sector, including strengthened billing and collection mechanisms, enhanced monitoring, targeted loss-reduction initiatives, and alignment with national reform programmes such as the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
Andhra Pradesh has reiterated its commitment to building financially sustainable, consumer-centric, and reliable power distribution utilities, ensuring quality power supply while maintaining fiscal prudence. The State will continue to pursue reforms aimed at further improving DISCOM performance and service delivery.
