02715nas|a2200253 i 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000280007324500920010126000520019330000100024549000520025550001640030750200850047152014950055665000190205165000420207070000320211270000470214470000540219171000680224581000840231385600640239720260818175828.0271198s1988    th  uzm rtt  00|  a1eng d  a.b100389541 aMohideen, Fauzul Kabeer12aA rehabilitation approach to loss reduction :ba study of the tea industry in Sri Lanka  aBangkok :bAsian Institute of Technology,c1988  a65 p.1 aResearch studies project report ;vno. ET-88-12  a A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aResearch Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988   aSystem expansion has become a popular means of achieving  loss reduction in electric utilities. The more obvious option of  (utility/consumer) system rehabilitation, which is cheaper to  apply a nd generally has higher and quicker returns, is given less  priority. This is mainly because of the inherent difficulties in  system improvement works , namely , lack of in- depth knowledge of  the system, technical incompetence, complications in execution,  etc. A recent loss reduction exercise by the Ceylon Electricity  Board , having resulted in expansion works of around Rs . 2 000  million (US$m 65), amply illustrates this situation.  This study takes a rehabilitation approach considering the  tea industry of Sri Lanka, the single largest consumer of  electricity , as an example. After identifying a number of  weaknesses in the planning methodology of the loss reduction  exercise of CEB, it focusses on inefficiencies and losses in the  tea industry. Subsequently , the effects of improvements in its  installations on the utility , i.e. loss reduction, reduced  demand , etc. , are analysed.  Th e results suggest that improvements in consumer  installations could b e even more beneficial to the utility than  to consumers. Consumers attach less importance to electricity as  its share is generally small compared too the inputs . Hence,  concerted effort must be made by the utility to improve consumer  installations b y implementing regulations, liaising with  consumers , etc. 0aTeaxSri Lanka 0aElectric power consumptionxSri Lanka1 aCodoni, Rene, eChairperson1 aMora, Jean-Claude, eExamination Committee0 aSurapong Chirarattananon, eExamination Committee2 aThe Commission of the European Communities, eScholarship Donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tResearch studies project report ;vno. ET-88-12  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?qB18826