To strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the State, Haryana Government has planned to commission 215 additional sub-stations of various capacities in the next three years. Also, as many as 418 existing sub-stations would be augmented and 3,171-km transmission and distribution lines would be laid in the next three years.
An official spokesman on Sunday said that Haryana Government, which has completed one year of its tenure, had taken several initiatives to improve power supply in the state during this period.
The spokesman said that Haryana Government had launched the ‘Mhara Gaon - Jagmag Gaon’ scheme on July 1, 2015, for improving power supply in rural areas and reducing the AT&C losses. Under this scheme, power supply to 83 selected feeders covering 230 villages has been increased from 12 hours to 15 hours every day. Power Distribution System in the selected feeders is also being strengthened, and consumers are being motivated to pay bills regularly.
He said that for strengthening of transmission and distribution system, one 220-KV, two 132-KV, four 66-KV and 14 33-KV sub-stations were commissioned. Besides, capacity of 183 sub-stations was augmented. A total of 1,858.50-MVA capacity was added in the system. Besides, 536.80-km new transmission lines were added.
The spokesman said that for further strengthening of the distribution system in rural areas, the Central Government has approved an outlay of Rs 316 crore under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana. Similarly, a sum of Rs 390 crore has been approved under Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of the distribution system in urban areas.
Apart from this, the Kalyanpur-Badalpara Coal Mine was allocated exclusively to Haryana during the past one year. This coal mine was earlier allocated jointly to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The coal from this mine would be used for setting up 800-MW unit number 3 at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant in Yamunanagar.