Andhra Pradesh DISCOMs Climb National Power Utility Rankings to 'B' Grade

• Andhra Pradesh's power distribution utilities, APCPDCL and APSPDCL, improved their national ranking from 'C' to 'B' grade.
• The 14th Annual Integrated Rating by Power Finance Corporation assessed financial sustainability, operational efficiency, and governance.
• Collection efficiency rose significantly to 99.26% from 94.91%, indicating strong revenue realization.
• Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) losses sharply declined to 7.9% from approximately 12%, nearing top-performing states.
• Improvements are attributed to state government reforms, tighter billing, enhanced monitoring, and alignment with national programs like RDSS.

Why It Matters: Andhra Pradesh DISCOMs significantly improved national rankings due to enhanced efficiency and financial discipline.