In another move for the convenience of power consumers, Himachal Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh will dedicate the 66 KV power Sub-Station at Mashobra on Tuesday.
Power and Agriculture Minister Sujan Singh Pathania and MlA Anirudh Singh will be present along with others.
Constructed by Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board limited at Mashobra the 66 KV at Jutogh-Gumma transmission line cost around Rs 12 crore and is expected to enhance quality and uninterrupted power supply with adequate voltage to the villages under Mashobra, Baldain, Durgapur, Neen, Dhali, Mulkoti, Cherri, Gumma & Kufri Panchayats as well as industrial consumers of the area.
Before the construction of this Sub-Station, the power supply to these villages and Panchayats as well as industrial consumers of the area was being fed from 66/22kV Sub-Station Gumma through lengthy lines and the inhabitants of the area were facing low voltage and frequent power failures.
“To meet with the growing load demand and to improve the quality of power supply in these areas HPSEBl has constructed the Sub-Station at Mashobra,” said an official.
A statement from HPSEBl said that with the construction of this Sub-Station, power reliability will increase and low voltage problem eliminated. In addition, there shall be reduction in T&D losses in the area. By this, about 70 thousand people of 60 villages of 9 Panchayats alongwith industrial consumers of the area will be benefited, the statement added.