Senior officials of the Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) have been directed to intensify technical management efforts to curb energy losses, minimise power outages, and alleviate financial strain. The call was made by CESC Managing Director KM Munigopal Raju during a specialised training session.
Training Focuses on Auditing and Loss Reduction
Raju addressed a one-day training programme on ‘Energy (Electricity) Auditing and Loss Reduction in IP Feeders’ held on Friday. The event was organised for CESC officials at the Karnataka Electricity Board Engineers Association (KEBEA) Mysuru Zone Centre in Kadakola. He underscored that proactive technical management is non-negotiable for a sustainable and reliable power supply.
Illustrating the potential impact, Raju cited a compelling case study. A prior energy audit on the Balupet feeder in Sakleshpur had revealed a staggering energy leakage of 40 to 43%. Through systematic technical interventions, this leakage was dramatically brought down to just 12%.
Tangible Benefits of Technical Intervention
This successful reduction had a multi-fold positive effect. It directly increased the corporation's revenue, led to fewer power disruptions for consumers, and simplified the maintenance of critical infrastructure like feeders, transformers, and meters. Raju presented this as a model to be replicated across the CESC's operational area.
Highlighting the corporation's expansion plans, Raju stated that CESC aims to establish 90 new stations within its jurisdiction this year. This jurisdiction spans five districts: Mysuru, Mandya, Hassan, Chamarajanagar, and Kodagu. The focus is squarely on strengthening the power distribution network, with a goal to integrate 100 new feeders into the grids by March this year.
A Call for Action and Efficient Resource Use
In this context, the Managing Director urged officials to actively implement the suggestions from the training workshop. He asked them to apply their technical expertise to identify and rectify feeders with high energy leakage rates. Raju also emphasised the importance of utilising available resources effectively and devising concrete action plans to achieve specific, measurable goals in loss reduction.
The training included a subsequent technical workshop conducted by retired technical director S Mahesh. He provided a practical demonstration on energy auditing techniques and the hands-on aspects of reducing both energy leakage and associated financial losses.
The event saw participation from key CESC officials including technical director DJ Divakar, superintendent engineer Sunil, chief engineers Mrutyunjaya and Somashekhar, and chief general manager (technical) Sharanamma S Jangin. Representatives from KEBEA, including vice-president Poornachandra Tejaswi and state secretary R Sudhir, were also present.
