Systems loss in Titas now only 3.88pc
Saturday, 1 December 2007
FE Report
Systems loss of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) has fallen sharply due to vigorous drive against illegal connections and bill defaulters, and action against dishonest officials of the company.
Although the systems loss of the gas distribution company was 6.71 per cent in January this year, it came down to 3.88 per cent in September last. Similarly, the bill recovery rate has also gone up considerably, official sources said.
Titas Gas officials said the company has conducted drive against the illegal connections and bill defaulters and has taken punitive actions against some dishonest employees since the takeover of the administration by present caretaker government in January 11 this year. The company could pursue the drive without any pressure from the vested quarters, they said.
They believe the systems loss will come down further as the joint force has taken over the charge of the monitoring in October last.
"In the past, when the inspectors went to any areas for checking the gas connections, the powerful customers with the help of political leaders used to create obstacles. Sometimes they harassed our inspectors. But now the situation has changed," one official said.
According to the company figures, the TGTDCL lost 67.99 million cubic metres of gas (MMCM) worth Tk 216.7 million in January from 1013.44MMCM worth Tk 2.735 billion available for distribution to its consumers during the month.
However, the loss of the gas company in September dropped to 40.442MMCM worth Tk 128.898 million from 1043.82 MMCM worth Tk 2.82 billion for distribution to its consumers, the sources said.
According to sources in Titas Gas, the company disconnected 2024 illegal gas supply lines and bill defaulters in August and 1362 lines in July last, which include some bulk industrial customers.
The gas bill recovery rates have also been increasing substantially over the last few months. In September, the gas distribution company realised Tk 3.687 billion against their total sale of about Tk 3.504 billion registering a 105.22 per cent recovery rate.
Another high official of the Titas Gas told the FE: "Regular bill payment by the consumers, disconnection of illegal gas supply lines and stern action against the dishonest staffs of the gas company have contributed to the fall in the systems loss."
"But the loss will have to be reduced further to make the Titas Gas a profitable public organisation in the country and to ensure the best use of our natural resources," the official noted.
The official, however, said the systems loss has mainly come down to a tolerable level due to the drive against its corrupt employees, who maintained a nexus with the bulk customers to use the hydrocarbon without payment of revenue.
Some dishonest metre-readers and officials in the Titas Gas were overlooking the illegal connections of some 'consumers' in exchange for regular bribes, he stated.
Systems loss of the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited (TGTDCL) has fallen sharply due to vigorous drive against illegal connections and bill defaulters, and action against dishonest officials of the company.
Although the systems loss of the gas distribution company was 6.71 per cent in January this year, it came down to 3.88 per cent in September last. Similarly, the bill recovery rate has also gone up considerably, official sources said.
Titas Gas officials said the company has conducted drive against the illegal connections and bill defaulters and has taken punitive actions against some dishonest employees since the takeover of the administration by present caretaker government in January 11 this year. The company could pursue the drive without any pressure from the vested quarters, they said.
They believe the systems loss will come down further as the joint force has taken over the charge of the monitoring in October last.
"In the past, when the inspectors went to any areas for checking the gas connections, the powerful customers with the help of political leaders used to create obstacles. Sometimes they harassed our inspectors. But now the situation has changed," one official said.
According to the company figures, the TGTDCL lost 67.99 million cubic metres of gas (MMCM) worth Tk 216.7 million in January from 1013.44MMCM worth Tk 2.735 billion available for distribution to its consumers during the month.
However, the loss of the gas company in September dropped to 40.442MMCM worth Tk 128.898 million from 1043.82 MMCM worth Tk 2.82 billion for distribution to its consumers, the sources said.
According to sources in Titas Gas, the company disconnected 2024 illegal gas supply lines and bill defaulters in August and 1362 lines in July last, which include some bulk industrial customers.
The gas bill recovery rates have also been increasing substantially over the last few months. In September, the gas distribution company realised Tk 3.687 billion against their total sale of about Tk 3.504 billion registering a 105.22 per cent recovery rate.
Another high official of the Titas Gas told the FE: "Regular bill payment by the consumers, disconnection of illegal gas supply lines and stern action against the dishonest staffs of the gas company have contributed to the fall in the systems loss."
"But the loss will have to be reduced further to make the Titas Gas a profitable public organisation in the country and to ensure the best use of our natural resources," the official noted.
The official, however, said the systems loss has mainly come down to a tolerable level due to the drive against its corrupt employees, who maintained a nexus with the bulk customers to use the hydrocarbon without payment of revenue.
Some dishonest metre-readers and officials in the Titas Gas were overlooking the illegal connections of some 'consumers' in exchange for regular bribes, he stated.