Loss indicator to May fell by 0.5%: Afinia

The company Afinia, a subsidiary of Grupo EPM, reported that it has managed to reduce the loss indicator by 0.5 percentage point from May 2022 compared to the end of 2021.

According to the company, it has focused its strategy on accelerating the installation of centralized metering and network shielding, because this type of network and metering configuration allows access control to unauthorized connections to the network and proper metering, to contain the loss indicator. of energy, so that an impact is achieved in a sustainable way in reducing energy losses.

It has also made progress in staff training through agreements with companies that allow it to supply the market with a qualified workforce to implement the plans.

“Previous strategies are already starting to yield positive results,” the company said in a statement.

He confirmed that, in line with the goals set in the improvement plan signed with the Superintendency of Residential Public Services, it has implemented investments of $543 billion by the end of 2021, while its commitment for this year is more than $1 billion.

“The year 2021 was an important milestone in the investments of the Region, four new substations were built, 21 new circuits, 1,160 kilometers of network and 25 current transformers were installed or replaced, all for the optimization of the system and guarantee its reliability the company reports.

As for the measurement product indicators agreed with the Superservices for 2021, out of a total of 37, 30 of these have been met, including those directly related to the quality and reliability of the service and the relationship that stand out. such as improving the quality of service (hours and frequency of interruptions.

Progress has been made in mass media coverage of planned maintenance, and optimization of user communications, improvements in customer service and electrical risk management, user service and corporate social responsibility plans.

There is also a good performance in maintenance activities in the local distribution system.

On the other hand, the company has been working on the implementation of plans and strategies aimed at achieving five of the unmet indicators related to the control of energy losses and the installation of prepaid meters.

“It should be noted that the implementation of investment projects for the control and reduction of losses in the company has been affected since the start of the operation, due to the many problems that have arisen, such as the delay in the arrival of equipment and materials needed for the several projects, due to problems with constraints in the factories due to the post-pandemic period and international logistics, the shortage of qualified labor in the region to implement the plans due to the high demand for projects in the country’s electricity sector,” said Afinia .

Added to this was the social situation in the country due to the national strike and the armed strike, which led to shortage of materials and redeployment of fieldwork, and finally, the company was affected by contracts inherited from the old operator with no performance . and with serious difficulties in fulfilling contractual obligations.

Source: El heraldo

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