The Department of Energy which embarked on providing uninterrupted power supply in the required areas of three districts for Krishna Pushkaralu is close to completing the task.
Ajay Jain, Principal Secretary of Energy, Infrastructure and Investment Department, said 95 per cent of the works had been completed as on Wednesday.
“The remaining works will be completed by August 8. The department is spending Rs. 117 crore in the three districts and along with new facilities like substations many existing equipment has been replaced with robust ones keeping in mind the heavy usage during the festival.”
At a press conference here on Wednesday, he said four 11KV substations, 175 high mast lights and 577 new distribution transformers had been arranged at required spots. “As there will be round-the-clock usage and high demand for power supply, we have replaced many existing equipment including 3,670 iron poles, 2,140 distribution boxes, 406 kilometres length of low tension wire besides providing fencing for 702 distribution transformers and others.”
Control system
for LED lights
AP Transco CMD K. Vijayanand said a team of experts and officials would be present at every ghat in the State and a mobile team would be placed under section officers. “Break down units will be available in every division besides round the clock monitoring teams. Two hotline teams in Vijayawada and Guntur will check supply issues in advance and work towards solving them as soon as possible,” he added.
Mr. Vijayanand said fixing all the required 32,000 LED lights in Vijayawada had been completed and 470 of the 520 required CCMS boxes installed. Soon after the completion of the installation of the boxes on August 9, LED lights can be maintained and monitored through the Centrally Controlled Monitoring System.
“Through the system we can figure out the dysfunctional LED lights and take further action quickly.”
AP TRANSCO Director (finance) Dinesh Paruchuri, AP State Energy Conservation Mission CEO A. Chandra Sekhara Reddy and APSPDCL, Vijayawada CE K. Rajabapaiah were present. Mr. Ajay Jain later inspected the progress of works at the Punnami, Durga and other ghats.
