by Haryananewswire
CHANDIGARH, JAN 14
The Haryana Power
Distribution Utilities (Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and Uttar Haryana
Bijli Vitran Nigam) are planning to have a new model of power distribution to
minimize interruptions in power supply, improve voltage, eliminate the problem
of overloading of the system, minimize supply related complaints of consumers
and to minimize possibility of accidents.
The model was discussed in detail by senior officers
of the DHBVN here today in a meeting convened by the Chairman and
Managing Director, Mr. Devender Singh to review operational activities of the
DHBVN.
The model has already been adopted by the
power distribution utility in Punjab. The Punjab electrical engineers
made a representation in the meeting giving details of the model and its
results in Punjab.
Mr.
Devender Singh said that adoption of this model would be finalized after
discussion with senior officers of the Nigams and the Government. The DISCOMs
have already started strengthening of the distribution system in the State.
The model suggested by the Punjab engineers would benefit the consumers
as they will get quality power with better voltage. The model would help
reduce Aggregate Technical and Commercial losses (AT and C) also helping the
villagers to bring down the losses to less than 25 per cent enabling to get
power supply on urban mode, under the scheme recently launched by the Discoms.
Mr
Padamjit Singh, Chairman All India Power Engineers Federation and Mr Bhupinder
Singh Secretary General Northern India Power Engineers Federation made
the presentation and highlighted the gains from this low cost model. Mr.
Bhupinder Singh said that investment made on improving the system can be
recovered with in a period of one year of implementation. The damage rate of
distribution transformers has also been reduced significantly.
He said that a pilot
project was launched on four feeders of west division Patiala.
Complete and independent feeders were
selected for accurate and authentic energy audit. The pilot project
included two rural feeders, one urban “Kundi” area feeder and one posh area
feeder of Patiala. Low tension distribution system was re-laid and meters were
shifted to pillar boxes. On completion of pilot project, the result of pilot
project was adopted by the board of management of the Punjab’s power
distribution utility and the Patiala model was extended to the entire state
with funding by the Rural Electricity Corporation. About 20 lakh meters of
consumer have been shifted in pillar boxes and rest of the meters are being
shifted.
It
was discussed in the meeting that under this model, the low tension portion of
supply might be minimized, naked conductor might be replaced with insulated
cables, meters would be relocated in pillar boxes outside the houses and proper
energy audit and indexing of installations would be required to be ensured.
More technical improvements in the model are being discussed at the level of
senior engineers of Haryana Discoms.
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