R-APDRP (Power Reforms)

About the Project: The central government-driven power reforms in states
Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program was introduced to improve the
financial viability of state power utilities, reduction of AT&C losses, improve
customer satisfaction and enhance reliability and quality of power supply. The
government has decided to continue the Re-structured APDRP (R-APDRP) during the
XI five year plan. Projects to be undertaken have been divided into two parts.
Part-A includes the projects for establishment of baseline data and IT
applications for energy accounting/auditing and IT based consumer service
centers. As part of the scheme, states/distribution utilities are supposed to
have an IT consultant, an IT implementation agency, GIS Solutions provider,
network solutions provider, meter data acquisition solutions provider. PFC, as
the Nodal Agency for the scheme has empaneled close to 100 IT implementation
agencies and 20 IT Consultants for providing services to the utilities.

Outlay & IT Spend

The total outlay for R-APDRP is Rs 51,577 crore. Dataquest estimates that
the total contract value for IT implementation agencies only will be anywhere
between Rs 6,000 to Rs 7,500 crore. The network services would account for a
spend of close to Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 1,200 crore more.

IT Contracts Awarded

So far, almost all the distribution utilities have finalized their IT
consultants (See table 1) Among the major states, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh
are doing this outside R-APDRP scheme. At least seven states have selected their
IT implementation partners (see table 2). Tulip has announced that it has won
network service provider contract in Uttarakhand, UP and Gujarat.