PGCIL to restore damaged lines related to NE region next week
State-run Power Grid Corporation said damaged towers of transmission lines that carry electricity to the North East region would be restored by next week.
By PTI | Updated:
NEW DELHI: State-run Power Grid Corporation (PGCIL) today said damaged towers of transmission lines that carry electricity to the North East region would be restored by next week.
Towers had collapsed at two locations near Alipurdwar in West Bengal on 400 kV Binnaguri-Bongaigaon circuits due to heavy storm and inclement weather conditions on May 3, Power Grid said in a statement.
This line connect NER (North Eastern Regional) and ER (Eastern Regional) grids.
Power Grid said it expects to "restore this line by May 14/15 on permanent basis".
According to the statement, the NER grid continued to be connected with the ER grid by two numbers of 220 kV circuits between Birpara (WB) - Salakati (Assam).
"The demand around 1,400 MW with daily energy content in the range of 23-25 million units (of electricity) were being met against typical day peak demand of 1,500 MW and energy around 24-26 million units," it noted.
Power Grid is engaged in power transmission business with the mandate for planning, co-ordination, supervision and control over complete inter-state transmission system.
Towers had collapsed at two locations near Alipurdwar in West Bengal on 400 kV Binnaguri-Bongaigaon circuits due to heavy storm and inclement weather conditions on May 3, Power Grid said in a statement.
This line connect NER (North Eastern Regional) and ER (Eastern Regional) grids.
Power Grid said it expects to "restore this line by May 14/15 on permanent basis".
According to the statement, the NER grid continued to be connected with the ER grid by two numbers of 220 kV circuits between Birpara (WB) - Salakati (Assam).
"The demand around 1,400 MW with daily energy content in the range of 23-25 million units (of electricity) were being met against typical day peak demand of 1,500 MW and energy around 24-26 million units," it noted.
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Power Grid is engaged in power transmission business with the mandate for planning, co-ordination, supervision and control over complete inter-state transmission system.
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