CHANDIGARH: The UT management will be spending Rs 2,773 crore in a phased way over the following 20 years to toughen the town’s electrical energy distribution gadget, consistent with a proposal okayed by means of the Centre.
This upgrade in infrastructure will be in line with a proposal, or detailed venture document (DPR), which the UT electrical energy division had ready for meeting the town’s future wishes. The central executive gave an approval to the DPR closing month.
At present, the town’s power-distribution gadget is in dire want of an upgrade. If infrastructure isn't ramped up, the town will face a difficult problem in meeting future calls for.
According to knowledge, the town has 5 33-kV (kilovolt) substations and 13 66-kV sub-stations. According to power guidelines, a sub-station’s lifestyles is assumed to be 25 years. In the town, alternatively, six 66-kV substations have crossed this lifestyles span and the quantity is anticipated to continue to grow if replacements are not made.
According to the DPR, 12 new 66-kV grid sub-stations will be established in the city and all of the existing 66-kV substations upgraded in 10 years. All of the town’s 2,037km of overhead transmission strains will be converted into underground strains. The division has set a deadline of 10 years for completing this work. There may be a plan to put in 1,825 new distribution transformers.
The power requirement of the town is estimated to leap substantially in the subsequent 10 years. The annual power requirement will bounce from 2,227 million gadgets (MU) in 2018-19 to a few,406MU in 2030. In the similar duration, height hour call for will cross up from 496 megawatts to 781.31 MW. The stable rise in power call for and non-availability of extra supplies will push up the peak-hour deficit. The present annual power purchase cost may even cross up from around Rs 900 crore at the moment to around Rs 2,000 crore by means of 2030
This upgrade in infrastructure will be in line with a proposal, or detailed venture document (DPR), which the UT electrical energy division had ready for meeting the town’s future wishes. The central executive gave an approval to the DPR closing month.
At present, the town’s power-distribution gadget is in dire want of an upgrade. If infrastructure isn't ramped up, the town will face a difficult problem in meeting future calls for.
According to knowledge, the town has 5 33-kV (kilovolt) substations and 13 66-kV sub-stations. According to power guidelines, a sub-station’s lifestyles is assumed to be 25 years. In the town, alternatively, six 66-kV substations have crossed this lifestyles span and the quantity is anticipated to continue to grow if replacements are not made.
According to the DPR, 12 new 66-kV grid sub-stations will be established in the city and all of the existing 66-kV substations upgraded in 10 years. All of the town’s 2,037km of overhead transmission strains will be converted into underground strains. The division has set a deadline of 10 years for completing this work. There may be a plan to put in 1,825 new distribution transformers.
The power requirement of the town is estimated to leap substantially in the subsequent 10 years. The annual power requirement will bounce from 2,227 million gadgets (MU) in 2018-19 to a few,406MU in 2030. In the similar duration, height hour call for will cross up from 496 megawatts to 781.31 MW. The stable rise in power call for and non-availability of extra supplies will push up the peak-hour deficit. The present annual power purchase cost may even cross up from around Rs 900 crore at the moment to around Rs 2,000 crore by means of 2030
UT power infra upgrade to cost Rs 2,773 crore
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