CHANDIGARH: UT electrical energy department plans to spend Rs 760 crore on power acquire to bridge the call for and supply hole. This was submitted through the dept within the multi 12 months tariff (MYT) petition submitted ahead of the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission (JERC). As in step with the petition, UT will invest in power acquire from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and from short-term sources like power exchange, solar power from Chandigarh Renewable Energy, Science and Technology Promotion Society (CREST), and other power plants.
Peak power call for is estimated to succeed in 404 MW in 2019-20. In 2021-2022, it'll building up to 448 megawatts in Chandigarh. Given the high price of population enlargement, UT electrical energy department is already discovering it tricky to offer uninterrupted power supply to city residents. The department additionally plans to improve its power infrastructure. As in step with legitimate information, there are 5 33KV sub-stations and 13 66KV sub-stations across the city. One sub-station has a existence span of 25 years and six 66KV sub-stations have exceeded their life-span. The choice of such sub-stations will continue to grow.
As in step with the plan, 12 new 66KV grid sub-stations shall be established and all existing 66KV sub-stations shall be upgraded within the subsequent 10 years. The overhead transmission line of 2,037 kilometres within the city shall be converted into an underground line. The department has set a 10-year cut-off date to finish the paintings. Also, there's a plan to put in 1,825 new distribution transformers. Electricity department caters to two.28 lakh shoppers in 9 classes. As in step with legitimate figures, of the total shoppers, 1.99 lakh are domestic, accounting for more than 87% of the total shoppers. The final 23% belong to other classes, business, small power, medium supply, large supply, bulk supply, public lights, agriculture power and temporary supply.
Chandigarh buys power from Central producing stations comparable to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, Bhakra Beas Management Board, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN).
Peak power call for is estimated to succeed in 404 MW in 2019-20. In 2021-2022, it'll building up to 448 megawatts in Chandigarh. Given the high price of population enlargement, UT electrical energy department is already discovering it tricky to offer uninterrupted power supply to city residents. The department additionally plans to improve its power infrastructure. As in step with legitimate information, there are 5 33KV sub-stations and 13 66KV sub-stations across the city. One sub-station has a existence span of 25 years and six 66KV sub-stations have exceeded their life-span. The choice of such sub-stations will continue to grow.
As in step with the plan, 12 new 66KV grid sub-stations shall be established and all existing 66KV sub-stations shall be upgraded within the subsequent 10 years. The overhead transmission line of 2,037 kilometres within the city shall be converted into an underground line. The department has set a 10-year cut-off date to finish the paintings. Also, there's a plan to put in 1,825 new distribution transformers. Electricity department caters to two.28 lakh shoppers in 9 classes. As in step with legitimate figures, of the total shoppers, 1.99 lakh are domestic, accounting for more than 87% of the total shoppers. The final 23% belong to other classes, business, small power, medium supply, large supply, bulk supply, public lights, agriculture power and temporary supply.
Chandigarh buys power from Central producing stations comparable to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, Bhakra Beas Management Board, National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam (SJVN).
UT to bridge power supply gap with 760cr purchase
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