03350nas|a2200397 i 4500 20260818175828.0 271198s1988 th uzm rtt 00| a1eng d .b10038954 AIT RSPR no. ET-88-12 Mohideen, Fauzul Kabeer A rehabilitation approach to loss reduction : a study of the tea industry in Sri Lanka Bangkok : Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 65 p. Research studies project report ; no. ET-88-12 A research study submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Master of Engineering, School of Environment, Resources and Development Research Studies Project Report (M. Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 1988 System 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. Tea Sri Lanka Electric power consumption Sri Lanka Codoni, Rene, Chairperson Mora, Jean-Claude, Examination Committee Surapong Chirarattananon, Examination Committee The Commission of the European Communities, Scholarship Donor Asian Institute of Technology. Research studies project report ; no. ET-88-12 Full-Text http://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?qB18826 .b10038954 mnait y 240409 2 951012 m a y 2 mnait mnarc 22 40 Barcode : 30050120614606 CREATED : 2012-10-10 RECORD # : i12703291 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 Barcode : 30050160015854 CREATED : 2016-03-31 RECORD # : i12917187 LPATRON : 0 LCHKIN : - # RENEWALS : 0 # OVERDUE : 0 IUSE3 : 0 TOT CHKOUT : 0 TOT RENEW : 0 98874 98874 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnait 2026-08-18 0 AIT RSPR no. ET-88-12 30050120614606 2026-08-18 17:58:28 3 2026-08-18 22 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN mnarc 2026-08-18 0 AIT RSPR no. ET-88-12 30050160015854 2026-08-18 17:58:28 2026-08-18 40