Explore how Gigahertz Engineering helps utilities reduce AT&C losses with AMI, SCADA, IoT, AI analytics, and HVDS design. Learn about technical and commercial power loss solutions in India.
What Are AT&C Losses?
AT&C Losses, or Aggregate Technical and Commercial Losses, refer to the percentage of electricity that is either lost during transmission and distribution or not billed and collected due to power theft, inaccurate metering, or inefficiencies in billing and recovery systems.
Components of AT&C Losses:
Technical losses are caused by energy dissipation in electrical equipment such as cables, transformers, and other network components.
Commercial losses occur due to electricity theft, faulty or tampered meters, human error in billing, and poor collection practices.
Why AT&C Losses Matter
High levels of AT&C losses result in significant revenue shortfalls for power distribution companies (DISCOMs). These losses increase the cost of power procurement and lead to a decline in service quality for consumers. Furthermore, high losses obstruct the integration of smart grids and sustainable energy initiatives. As part of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS), India aims to reduce AT&C losses to below 15 percent.
Common Causes of High AT&C Losses
Technical Losses: These are generally caused by long low-tension lines, overloaded distribution transformers, and inadequate preventive maintenance.
Commercial Losses: These result from meter tampering, illegal power connections, and inaccurate manual billing.
Billing and Collection Inefficiencies: Poor metering efficiency, lack of follow-up on outstanding dues, and outdated billing systems further add to the problem.
Gigahertz Engineering: Advanced Solutions to Reduce AT&C Losses
As a leader in SCADA systems, Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI), IoT, and power automation, Gigahertz Engineering offers practical, scalable solutions that address both technical and commercial loss areas. All solutions are tested and tailored for Indian power utilities and urban or rural distribution networks.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI)
Gigahertz deploys DLMS/COSEM-compliant smart meters for single-phase, three-phase, distribution transformer (DT), and feeder-level installations. Communication options include RF, GPRS, 4G, and NB-IoT.
These meters are fully integrated with utility billing platforms and SCADA systems. Features such as tamper detection, load profiling, and prepaid or postpaid modes ensure real-time data visibility.
This solution delivers over 95 percent metering accuracy and enables real-time theft alerts.
Feeder and Distribution Transformer Level Energy Audits
The company implements GIS-based tagging of consumers and electrical assets for real-time energy auditing.
Feeder-wise and transformer-wise dashboards enable utilities to pinpoint loss-prone areas with less than one percent error.
This solution ensures accurate energy accounting at each network level.
Substation SCADA and IoT Monitoring
Gigahertz provides live data acquisition from RMUs, vacuum circuit breakers, PT and CT meters, and related substation assets.
The system monitors power health, load fluctuations, outage status, and more.
Utilities can remotely operate breakers to isolate theft-prone or fault-heavy zones, ensuring complete 24x7 distribution grid visibility.
AI-Based Theft Detection and Analytics
Gigahertz uses machine learning algorithms to detect irregular energy consumption patterns that indicate power theft.
The system automatically generates inspection alerts and reports, allowing utilities to identify and respond to theft attempts before they cause major revenue losses.
Consumer Mobile App with Prepaid Energy Wallet
A mobile application enables consumers to monitor their electricity usage in real time, recharge prepaid energy wallets, and receive instant alerts.
This eliminates manual billing errors and disconnection delays.
Utilities using this system achieve more than 98 percent collection efficiency while improving customer satisfaction.
High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS) Design Services
Gigahertz engineers HVDS layouts that convert low-tension networks into high-voltage networks.
This reduces energy losses, transformer load, and the number of tapping points.
Utilities experience a reduction in technical losses ranging from 25 to 40 percent with this method.
Conclusion
Reducing AT&C losses in India requires more than upgraded hardware. It demands intelligent system integration, real-time monitoring, and data-driven operations. Gigahertz Engineering offers a comprehensive portfolio of proven solutions—ranging from smart metering to AI-based theft detection—to help utilities meet efficiency, transparency, and sustainability goals under RDSS and other national reforms.
Category: Aggregate Technical & Commercial Losses