PM lays foundation of projects in Arunachal
Itanagar: Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for 7 EHV Sub-stations and 24 LT Sub-stations on 9th February, 2019 (Saturday) in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The project is being implemented by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) a ‘Navratna’ Company under Ministry of Power, Government of India.
On this occasion Hon’ble PM, said, “It’ll improve state power sector, fa-cilitate development of small scale/cottage industries/tourism in the state by enabling quality supply of power.”The present per capita power consumption of state is 233 kwhr against national average of 1075 kWh. The existing Power Transmission and Distribution system needed a major reconstruction and integration with National Grid to meet the present and future load requirement as well as to fuel faster economic growth.
The scheme comprises construction of 24 new 132/33 kV (EHV) Sub-stations with 529 MVA transformation capacity and 70 new 33/11 kV Distribution Sub-stations with 465 MVA transformation capacity apart from laying of 1917 kms of 132 kV Transmission Lines and 1923 kms of 33 kV Lines. PM lays foundation of projects in Arunachal
Itanagar: Hon’ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone for 7 EHV Sub-stations and 24 LT Sub-stations on 9th February, 2019 (Saturday) in Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. The project is being implemented by Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) a ‘Navratna’ Company under Ministry of Power, Government of India.
On this occasion Hon’ble PM, said, “It’ll improve state power sector, fa-cilitate development of small scale/cottage industries/tourism in the state by enabling quality supply of power.”The present per capita power consumption of state is 233 kwhr against national average of 1075 kWh. The existing Power Transmission and Distribution system needed a major reconstruction and integration with National Grid to meet the present and future load requirement as well as to fuel faster economic growth.
The scheme comprises construction of 24 new 132/33 kV (EHV) Sub-stations with 529 MVA transformation capacity and 70 new 33/11 kV Distribution Sub-stations with 465 MVA transformation capacity apart from laying of 1917 kms of 132 kV Transmission Lines and 1923 kms of 33 kV Lines.