The Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL), a state-owned transmission utility, has seen its transmission losses go up by 5.7 per cent to 2,007.6 million units during 2009-10 compared to the loss of 1,898 million units lost in the previous year.
The total energy handled by the corporation also witnessed a rise of 8.2 per cent to 47,783.55 million units as against 44,122 million units handled in 2008-09. Transmission losses in KPTCL are one of the lowest in the country and are on par with the international norms.
“Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited has recorded 4.2 per cent transmission loss for 2009-10 which matches the best anywhere across the globe,” KPTCL said in its annual report for 2009-10.
Unlike distribution, transmission requires huge investments to expand the network and overcome the constraints to maintain and improve on the current levels of performance, it said.