Discoms introduce insulated wires to prevent power theft
Plagued by losses due to power thefts, discoms in the capital have introduced a new insulated transmission network which would make stealing electricity next to impossible.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: Plagued by losses due to power thefts, discoms in the capital have introduced a new insulated transmission network which would make stealing electricity next to impossible.
Branding it as the "Mass Network Modernisation programme", the distribution companies are using "insulating Ariel bunch cables" to supply power.
Discom sources said the new technology which makes stealing electricity very difficult will be introduced initially in high-theft prone areas and slowly installed across the city.
"These are specially effective in areas where the streets are very narrow and people are hooking on to power cables, resulting in huge losses," a discom source said.
Apart from reducing power thefts, the new technology will also streamline supply and cut transmission losses, he said.
While as of now the programme has been launched in areas of east and west Delhi it will soon be extended to other parts of the capital.
Under the scheme, electricity is supplied through 100 per cent insulated cables and a locked distribution box will make it next to impossible for power thieves to hook and steal power, the sources said.
"MNNP is a part of a Rs 100 crore system improvement exercise. A total of 382 MNNP schemes have been planned," they said.
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