In a bid to provide better power services to the consumers of the state, Haryana Power Utilities have decided to augment the capacity of its existing sub-stations.
A decision to this effect was taken in a meeting of high powered purchase committee held under chairman and managing director, Power Utilities, Shatrujit Kapoor at Panchkula near here on Friday.
During the meeting, it was also decided to start various works under different schemes to further strengthen the electricity arrangements in the state, said a spokesman of the Power Utilities.
He said capacity of sub-stations in Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam will be augmented at a cost of about Rs 49 crore. New transformers in 20 sub-stations were being installed with Rs 20 crore in Jhajjar, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Panipat and Rohtak districts falling under Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam.
Similarly, work to install new transformers in 31 sub-stations is in full swing at a cost of Rs 29 crore in the districts falling in the jurisdiction of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, he said.
The spokesman said that various companies have been empanelled on turn-key basis to perform this task so as to finish the work at the earliest. After its completion, consumers of these areas would not have to face low voltage problem and power supply would also improved.
Adequate electricity is available in the state keeping in view the present demand. The Nigam is committed to ensure round the clock electricity supply to its consumers, he added.