Works are being executed with the assistance of Asian Development Bank on a large-scale in Uttarakhand to tackle the power shortage, said Chief Minister Vijay Bahuguna. The Chief Minister also directed officers of the Power department to ensure swift work in generation and transmission of power. Bahuguna also appreciated the fact that additional secretary, Economic Affairs, Shashikant Das had appreciated the works being executed in the power sector in Uttarakhand with ADB assistance.
It is pertinent to mention here that ADB has agreed to give a loan of 300 million dollars to the State for electricity generation and transmission. The amount will be given to the State in phases. The work will be undertaken by Power Transmission Corporation of Uttarakhand ltd (PTCUl) and Uttarakhand Jal Vidyut Nigam ltd (UJVNl). The PTCUl managing director SS Yadav said that the corporation would strengthen the transmission system at a cost of Rs1464 crore.
He said PTCUl was setting up a 400 KV substation at Srinagar which would provide electricity in Alakananda River valley area. A 400 KV sub station is being set up at Pipalkoti using GIS technique while a 150 km line from Srinagar to Kashipur is being installed. A 220 KV, a132 and a 33 KV stations will be set up in Dehradun by May 2013, he added. The UJVNl MD JP Patel said that five mini hydropower projects were being set up by the corporation of which one had already started production while all the others will be completed in the next couple of years.