World Bank to fund Haryana power plan

New Delhi: To strengthen the power distribution system in Faridabad, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) has prepared a plan of Rs 165 crore to be funded by the World Bank.

A spokesman of the Nigam said that under this ambitious plan, the DHBVN had identified 33 feeders of 11 KV level, for High Voltage Distribution System (HVDS), where the system is over-stretched, particularly in areas having unplanned growth of residential & commercial establishments.

While laying this system of international standard, complete system of the feeders, right from their emanating point to the consumers end, would be renovated and additional transformers would also be set up as per requirement. The Nigam plans to add about 7383 new distribution transformers to the existing network of 3200 in the city.

Benefits of HVDS will be tremendous. Voltage up to the last distribution transformers of the feeders and thus reliability of power supply will improve. Losses will come down and the consumers, who have been hooking on to the system without a valid connection, will have to apply for new connection.

Also, old worn out and undersized conductor will be replaced with the new one and also, Aerial Bunched Cable (ABC) will be used wherever finding Right-Off-Way for over-head conductor is not possible.

The spokesman said that bifurcation of more than 35 feeders had been planned and existing 11 kV lines will be extended to take these as much close to the load centre as possible. Loading on distribution transformers will be kept under check and in case of a getting overloaded, transformer of higher capacity will be installed to cope with the load.

Energy Meters will be installed at all the distribution transformers for an accurate account of energy flow down the transformers.