PANAJI
Goa has consistently met the Aggregate Technical and Commercial (AT&C) loss reduction targets set by the Centre under the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) since 2024. However, the State has now been given a stricter target of 10.25 per cent for the current financial year.
The target was revealed by the Union Ministry of Power in the Lok Sabha, which noted that Goa continues to perform better than the national average AT&C loss of around 15.04 per cent recorded in 2024-25.
Data presented before Parliament showed that Goa achieved the targets set under the RDSS for the last two financial years, although AT&C losses increased slightly last year from 9.09 per cent to 10.39 per cent.
In 2023-24, Goa was given a target of 12 per cent, but recorded AT&C losses of 17.09 per cent, missing the benchmark. The State, however, made a significant improvement in 2024-25, reducing losses to 9.09 per cent against the target of 11 per cent.
In 2025-26, Goa again stayed within the limit, recording losses of 10.39 per cent against the target of 11 per cent. However, the figure was higher than the previous year’s 9.09 per cent.
For 2026-27, the Centre has tightened the target further to 10.25 per cent, requiring Goa to reduce losses below last year’s level.
The Ministry said the RDSS, launched in July 2021 with an outlay of Rs 3.03 lakh crore, aims to improve the quality and financial sustainability of the power distribution sector. Financial assistance under the scheme is linked to the performance of distribution utilities, including reducing AT&C losses.
The scheme supports the creation and upgrading of substations, installation of distribution transformers, replacement of ageing conductors and rollout of smart meters to strengthen the power distribution network and minimise losses.
