APEPDCL reports lowest-ever distribution loss of 5.61% for 2025-26
APEPDCL has achieved a record low distribution loss of 5.61% for the financial year 2025-26. This improvement is attributed to various operational corrections and technology adoption aimed at enhancing energy accounting. The company aims to further reduce losses to 5% in the upcoming financial year by expanding smart metering and improving energy auditing.
- ▪APEPDCL recorded a distribution loss of 5.61% for the financial year 2025-26, the lowest since its establishment.
- ▪The company attributed its success to energy audit corrections and technology adoption.
- ▪APEPDCL plans to reduce distribution losses to 5% for the financial year 2026-27 through various initiatives.
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The Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (APEPDCL) has registered its lowest-ever distribution loss of 5.61% for the financial year 2025-26, the lowest since the State-owned utility was set up.According to official data the company recorded a total input energy of 28,200.50 million units (MU) against total sales of 26,618.45 MU. This left a distribution loss of 1,582.05 MU, or 5.61%. The company said the figure placed it among the better-performing government power distribution companies (DISCOMs) in India for loss reduction and energy accounting.
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