QUALITY AND RELIABLE POWER – STRENGETHENING TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

In three years of Congress rule i.e. March, 2005 uptill January, 2008; Electricity Utilties have constructed 68 new substations, augmented 182 existing substations and erected 1137.737 Kms of transmission lines with a total investment of Rs.538.57 crores as per following details:-

Category	New Substations		Augmentation		Transmission Lines
	No.	Cost (Rs.in crore)	No.	Cost (Rs.in crore)	KMs.	Cost (Rs.in crore)
220 KV	3	58.02	15	41.51	464.631	108.57
132 KV	8	47.94	37	66.92	116.500	20.94
66 KV	11	38.48	26	33.72	230.610	36.99
33 KV	46	47.63	104	27.99	325.996	13.86
Total	68	188.07	182	170.14	1137.727	180.36

A comprehensive program to develop and reinforce the transmission and distribution infrastructure for providing quality and reliable power supply to the consumers was formulated. It has resulted in construction of 273 new Sub Stations, Augmentation of 487 existing Sub Stations and erection of 3862.086 KMs of transmission lines with an investment of Rs.3072.38 crore from March 2005 till July, 2011 (after including the details given in chart above). Same is described below:

Category	New Substations		Augmentation		Transmission Lines
	No.	Cost (Rs.in crore)	No.	Cost (Rs.in crore)	KMs.	Cost (Rs.in crore)
400 KV	2	188.00	1	-	298.270	183.65
220 KV	17	491.52	49	157.34	1061.674	367.57
132 KV	50	384.27	111	237.90	796.329	223.15
66 KV	24	148.96	87	183.35	307.832	70.91
33 KV	180	238.56	239	114.73	1397.981	82.47
Total	273	1451.31	487	693.32	3862.086	927.75

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