Prudence check of capital expenditure incurred by mescom during FY 2015-16 (Part A) and comprehensive energy audit and power quality study report of 130 mw solar cell manufacturing industry (Part B)
Student name: Mr Yatharth Kumar Sharma
Guide: Dr Naqui Anwer
Year of completion: 2017
Host Organisation: The Energy and Resource Institute (TERI), Bangalore
Supervisor (Host Organisation): Dr G R Narsimha Rao
Abstract: This study is a part of two projects carried out at TERI-SRC, Bangalore. The first project was
undertaken for Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) to perform a Prudence
Check of the capital expenditure incurred by Mangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited
(MESCOM). A sample of all MESCOM project works (categorizing cost above and below Rs. 6
Lakhs) taken up during the FY15-16 for improving the quality and reliability of power supply
were studied and graded according to the KERC guidelines. MESCOM has completed and
categorized a total of 23980 project works during the FY 2015-16 with actual cost of Rs. 233.73
Crores. It was observed that 550 works belonged to Rs. 6 Lakhs and above category, which was
found to be 28.3% of the total actual cost of the project works categorized in FY 15-16.
To carry out Prudence Check, samples of 215 Nos. project works both above and below Rs. 6
Lakhs and amounting to Rs. 38.05 Crores were considered as per the KERC guidelines. Out of
total sample 121 Nos. of work belongs to more than Rs. 6 Lakhs amounting to an actual cost of
Rs. 35.44 Crores and 94 Nos. of works belongs to less than Rs. 6 Lakhs amounting to an actual
cost of 2.61 Crores. The main aim of this study was to verify if the objectives achieved by the
implemented project works justify the amount invested. Any expenditure not fully justified by
the objectives would mean that the customers are burdened with cost of redundant investments in
the form of tariff hike. Of the 215 project works (121 above Rs. 6 Lakhs, and 94 below Rs.6
Lakhs) considered, 212 project works were found to be satisfying prudent norms and 3 project
works were not satisfying the prudent norms. Based on the finding in the study, some
suggestions were given to KERC.
The second part was a comprehensive energy audit and power quality study of 130 MW Solar
Cell manufacturing industry, located in Hyderabad. The project consisted of taking electrical and
thermal measurements of different processes as well as utility equipment to find out the energy
consumption and evaluate their performance useful towards identifying potential energy savings.
After taking the readings, the data was analyzed and applicable energy efficient measures were
suggested.
Keywords: KERC, MESCOM, Prudence Check, Energy Efficiency, Energy saving proposal,
Energy efficient motors, International efficiency.
