The Chhattisgarh State Power Transmission Company limited (CSPTCl) on Friday energised a 220/132/33 KV power sub station erected in Mungeli, officials stated. Managing Director of CSPTCl, Vijay Singh and other senior officials marked their presence on the occasion.
At this sub station, a transformer with capacity of 160 MVA and a transformer with capacity of 40 MVA have been erected. Including this, the number of High Tension (HT) power sub station has increased to 89 from its previous count of 29 at the time of formation of the State.
“The sub station was erected with an estimated cost of Rs 27 crore while it cost Rs 21 crore to energise the same by lying down a 38 km electricity line of 220 KV from Bemetara” Singh informed.
He added that with energising this sub station, it has also been connected with an existing 132/33 KV sub station of Mungeli.
The exercise will help in uninterrupted power supply especially for domestic, agriculture and commercial uses in Mungeli and adjacent areas.
Notably, CSPTCl is committed to solving the problem of power shortage across the State and thus, is erecting power substation with lying down electricity lines at war footing.