Under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP), Punjab State Power Corporation limited (PSPCl) has undertaken an ambitious programme to augment or upgrade grid sub-stations all over the State at a cost of Rs 1,400 crores which will have far reaching effects on the quality of power supply system in Punjab.
“Under the programme, 33 new grid sub stations will be commissioned and eight grid sub stations will be augmented,” said the PSPCl chairman-cum-managing director (CMD) KD Chaudhri. He informed that out of these, work on 11 new grid sub stations and augmentation of seven grid sub stations have already started.
Chaudhri said that after the commissioning of new grid sub stations and augmentation or up-gradation of existing sub stations, the quality of power supply will improve drastically thereby benefiting all categories of electricity consumers of Punjab.
Giving details, Chaudhri said that the new 66KV grid sub stations which are under construction are Fazilka (Sayian road), Jalalabad (Pir Baksh Chohan), Gurdaspur (66KV improvement trust colony no 7), Batala (Shabpura), Pathankot (Dehriwal), Sangrur (Kanoi), Nabha (Mehas Road), Amritsar (Islamabad and Sultanwind), ludhiana (Fountain Chowk, Basant Avenue).
The work on grid sub stations Moga (Bukanwan Road), Muktsar (Tibbi Sahib), Mansa (Grain Market), Abohar (Fazilka Road & Hanumangarh Road), Gidderbaha (Husnar Road), Malout, Phagwara (Narangshahpur), Tarn Taran (Rasulpur), Batala (Civil Hospital), Sangrur (Khilrian Road), Malerkotla (Rawan), Amritsar (Medical College, Ram Tirath Road and Central Jail), Jalandhar (Industrial Estate, leather Complex, Industrial Area, Babrik Chowk and Gadaipur) and ludhiana (Bajra Road) will start soon.
“Augmentation or upgradation of 66KV Sunam, Barnala, Samana City, Chandigarh Road ludhiana, Jail Road ludhiana, GT Road ludhiana, Focal Point Rajpura are under progress and augmentation of 66KV Zira will start soon,” he said.