The government of India has approved the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to help DISCOMs improve their operational efficiencies and financial sustainability by providing result-linked financial assistance to DISCOMs to strengthen supply infrastructure based on meeting pre-qualifying criteria and achieving basic minimum benchmarks. The scheme has an outlay of Rs 3,03,758 Crore over 5 years i.e. FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26. The outlay includes an estimated Government Budgetary Support (GBS) of Rs 97,631 Crore.
REC and PFC have been nominated as nodal agencies for facilitating the implementation of the scheme.
The government’s Smart Cities Mission is expected to promote large-scale growth in the infrastructure, telecom, power generation, transmission and distribution, engineering and automotive sectors. Underground cabling is an essential part of smart city projects. It has become almost mandatory in densely populated areas, owing to the increasing right-of-way (RoW) issues. Further, EVs are expected to drive the growth of cables and conductors in a big way, given their requirement in EV charging infrastructure.
The central government aims to fully electrify the broad gauge network by December 2023. The target will drive the demand for cables and conductors. Indian Railways undertook the record electrification of 6,366 rkm during 2021-22, taking the total electrified broad gauge route to 52,247 rkm as of March 2022, which is 80 per cent of the 65,141 rkm total broad gauge route. Another 12,894 rkm remains to be electrified by December 2023. This is the highest electrification achieved by Indian Railways. The previous highest electrification was 6,015 rkm during 2020-21. Several lines are expected to be electrified to upgrade India’s railway network this year. This is expected to provide opportunities to overhead line equipment suppliers as well as engineering, procurement and construction contractors. The expansion of metro networks across urban areas is also driving the demand for cables and conductors.
The central government aims to fully electrify the broad gauge network by December 2023. The target will drive the demand for cables and conductors. Indian Railways undertook the record electrification of 6,366 rkm during 2021-22, taking the total electrified broad gauge route to 52,247 rkm as of March 2022, which is 80 per cent of the 65,141 rkm total broad gauge route. Another 12,894 rkm remains to be electrified by December 2023. This is the highest electrification achieved by Indian Railways. The previous highest electrification was 6,015 rkm during 2020-21. Several lines are expected to be electrified to upgrade India’s railway network this year. This is expected to provide opportunities to overhead line equipment suppliers as well as engineering, procurement and construction contractors. The expansion of metro networks across urban areas is also driving the demand for cables and conductors.
| Sl no. | Name of DISCOM | Name of DISCOM | Executed Value (Rs. In crores approx.) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Bihar Power Distribution Company | RGGVY Xith Plan, BRGF-II, DDUGJY | 1000 |
| 2 | South Bihar Power Distribution Company | BRGF-II, DDUGJY | 500 |
| 3 | West Bengal State Electricity Distribution Co. Limited | IPDS, RGGVY & BRGF | 250 |
| 4 | Madhya Pradesh Poorva Kshetra Vidyut Vitaran Company Limited | RGGVY | 100 |
| 5 | Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited | RGGVY | 150 |
| Total | 2000 | ||