Northern Power Distribution Company of AP Ltd

PROFILE OF APNPDCL

Northern Power Distribution Company of A.P. Ltd (APNPDCL) was incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 as a Public Limited Company on             30-03-2000 with head quarters at Warangal to carryout electricity distribution business as part of the unbundling of erstwhile APSEB. The Company caters the electricity requirements of Warangal, Karminagar, Khammam, Nizamabad and Adilabad Districts. The company reaches out to a population of about 140.9 lacs (as per 1991 census)  spread across hamlets, villages and towns spanning an area of 66,860 sqkm. The principal role of company is that of service provide to support economic and lifestyle activity in its licensed area.

APNPDCL at a glance

Vision:

“NPDCL shall become one of the best Power Distribution Utilities in the Country, with high customer focus, financial strength and operational efficiency”.

Mission:

“Provide safe, reliable, uninterrupted and quality power to all its customers at a competitive cost and a reasonable return to all its stakeholders duly following sound commercial practices and business ethics”.

Consumer profile: The profile of APNPDCL consumers as on 31.03.2009 as follows. The company load profile is dominated by agriculture consumers:

Energy Drawl :

The Government of Andhra Pradesh has allocated power purchase agreements to the DISCOMs. The APNPDCL has been allocated 1685.44 MW of power against the state installed capacity of 10620.31 MW, constituting 15.87%. Energy input in the licensed area during the F.Y. 2008-09 is 10069.55 million units, as against 9203.19 million units in the previous year, an increase of 8.33%.

Growth in Metered Sales:
Company’s consistent effort in commercial efficiency increased metered sales of the company. Percentage of metered sales to input increased to 45.70% in the F.Y. 2008-09.

Reduction in Energy Losses: 

Improvement in infrastructure and other commercially oriented activities have brought down the loss of units in the electricity network while improving the company’s financial outlook. Energy losses percentage (%) (including EHT sales) in the licensed area during the F.Y. 2008-09 have come down to 15.14%.

Distribution Net Work:
APNPDCL has a robust distribution network to cater to the customers spread across five districts. Building an efficient and reliable network assumes top priority to provide supply dependability. We have deployed funds to create a better infrastructure for our customers and the state. Our investments in substations, lines, DTRs and other equipments have helped in improving the quality of power supply while increasing the coverage of people having access to power.  Company is working towards electrification of all villages/ habitation, providing access of electricity to all households and strengthening of rural electricity infrastructure.

                       
How Income Comes:

Company major source of income is revenue from sale of power, subsidy from the Government for tariff and Agriculture and other income (2008-09)

How Expenditure is spent:

The company incurs major expenditure for power purchase, interest payment. The breakup of expenditure for the year 2008-09.

Company’s financial outlook:

Company consistent efforts in financial discipline, increase in metered sales, reduction of losses has resulted improvement in profitability of the company, assets base, net worth of the company while keeping the debt : equity ratio at healthy levels:

Contribution to Agricultural Sector:

Company is playing a key role in support to the Agricultural Sector. The details are given hereunder;

                                                                                               

The Company is supplying free power to agricultural sector. Company is giving high importance for improving infrastructure for quality supply to agricultural sector. There are 1808 no’s feeders dedicated for supply to Agriculture out of the total 2361 no’s feeders. For improving quality of supply to agriculture sector, the following measures are taken;

• New sub-stations have been set up in rural / predominantly agricultural areas to augment voltage and reduce low voltage problems.

• High Voltage Distribution system (HVDS). This ensures less Voltage drop, reduction in technical losses and improves quality of supply.

• Distribution Transformers are now being feeded primarily to promote quality supply to Agriculture.

• Fixing up of Capacitors to Agricultural Pump-sets: Company has given priority for fixing capacitors to Agricultural pump sets which will improve quality of supply.

Thus all the above measures indicates that the NPDCL’s attention to the development of Agricultural Sector. These measures have not only contributed for the improvement in food grain production from this area but also contributed for improving standards of living of the farmers of this area.

Focus on Customer delight:

We have provided a host of features to improve our service to customers. A notable few are:

• Consumer Service Center (C.S.C) were established to receive new service requests, complaints, and to attend fuse-off calls etc.. and to improve consumer services.

• Spot billing to issue error –free bills at customer site.

• Easy payment facilities through Computerized collection Centers, e-seva centers, EROs etc.

• Monthly vidyuth Adalats for resolving issues at rural areas, Mandal headquarters and all municipalities.

• Citizen Charter being displayed at all offices specifying standards of performance.
• Company has started high value spot billing in all Circles in respect of high value L.T. consumers.

Promoters of NPDCL:

Company is having an authorized share capital of Rs.275.00 crores and paid up share capital of Rs.274.76 crores. The Government of Andhra Pradesh along with its nominees owns Rs.274.76 crores of equity share capital representing 100% of the total paid-up capital of the Company.

Management:

The Company is managed by Board of Directors of the Company (collectively refereed as Board). The Board consist of Chairman & Managing Director, Director (Finance), Director (Operation), Director (Projects), Director (HRD), Director (P&MM) and Two (2) Non-whole time Directors.

Organization Structure:

Corporate functions are discharged at corporate office at Warangal. Corporate office has various departments for carrying out different functions of the Company. The Company has Two (2) zonal offices one functioning with headquarters at Warangal and other at Nizamabad. The Company has 5 Circles offices each at Warangal, Karimnagar, Khammam, Adilabad, and Nizamabad.

EMPLOYEE STRENGTH:

As at the end of 31.03.2009 the company has 8281 no’s employees who includes regular employees, deputation and employees working on contractual agreement;

The future:

The Company has been able to achieve these performance measures by the commitment and hard work of our workforce. While we are extremely happy with our performance as an independent entity, we will work relentlessly in pursuit of the several objectives that have been set ourselves:

Commercial:

            Eliminating the pilferage of energy.
Bringing down the exceptional cases
Reducing arrears.
Provide better services to consumers.

Operational:

            Bringing down the technical/commercial losses.
Bringing down the transformer failures.
Reducing O & M expenditures.

Social:

Supply of power to Agricultural sector.
Electrification of Dalitwadas.
Electrification of Weaker Section Colonies
Releasing of supply to PWS /RWS schemes
Separation of 11 KV feeders for Mandal Head Quarters.

Regulatory:

            Function under the guidelines of the APERC.
Continuously monitor directives and serve towards improving the sector as a whole.