Haryana targets to cut power distribution losses

The state govt had set a target to reduce line losses to 58.40% in domestic rural sector

The Haryana government has set a target to reduce the total distribution losses of power from 27.44 per cent to 20.99 per cent during the current financial year. Speaking to reporters here on Thursday after attending a review meeting of power utilities, Haryana Power Minister Ajay Singh Yadav said line losses in domestic rural sector were 67.15 per cent, whereas these were 25.23 per cent in the urban sector, 15.19 per cent in agriculture sector and 4.40 per cent in industrial sector.

The state government had set a target to reduce line losses to 58.40 per cent in domestic rural sector, to 11.60 per cent in urban sector, to 8.48 per cent in agriculture sector and to 0.16 per cent in industrial sector in this financial year, he said. Yadav said at present, the state was providing 14 hours of power supply to the rural sector and 22-24 hours of power supply to urban and industrial sectors.