KD Chaudhri, chairman cum managing director, Punjab State Power Corporation limited on Sunday said in the year 2014-15, upto January, 15 new 66KV grid sub stations have been commissioned, 17 sub stations upgraded from 33KV to 66KV and 127 grids have been augmented thereby adding 965MVA of capacity this year.
The CMD said the work of strengthening the transmission system is in full swing and in the next financial year, 1,790MVA of more capacity will be added by commissioning 42 new grids, upgrading 50 grids from 33KV to 66KV and augmenting 150 grid sub stations. Giving details of transmission lines, Chaudhri informed that the target of laying and upgrading 66KV lines for the current year was 438 Ckt Kilometers but PSPCl has already exceeded the targets by laying/upgrading 510 Ckt kilometers of 66KV transmission lines.
He said keeping in view the performance in this field, next year target for laying/upgrading of 66 KV transmission lines has been fixed as 750 Ckt kilometers. Chaudhri added that Rs395 crores have been spent on the up-gradation of transmission works and the system is now ready to take up the summer and paddy load.