Implementation Of 2nd Phase Of Accelerated Power Development & Reforms Plan Okayed

THE government on Thursday signalled revival of distribution sector reforms by approving the long-pending implementation of remodelled second phase of Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (APDRPII) that aims to bring down aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses of utilities to 15% within five years.

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Kaithal: A 220 kV substation at a cost of Rs 45 crore will be set up at Kalayat on 12.5 acres soon. This was stated by Randeep Singh Surjewala, power, water supply and sanitation minister, while addressing party workers at Kalayat yesterday. He was here to extend an invitation to Congress workers to participate in the "kirtimaan rally' to be addressed by Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda in Kaithal on July 18. He said after the setting up of this substation, power supply to the Kalayat area would be streamlined.

With the CM putting pressure to ensure that the 1,500 MW power plant at Bawana is completed in time for the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Power Minister A K Walia has indicated that the plant may soon be granted "mega project status' by the Union Ministry of Power. "There are certain terms and conditions to be met before a power plant can be granted mega project status. We are in discussion with various stakeholders to ensure that these pre-conditions are met,' he said.

The IT city now has an energy audit control room for close monitoring of power consumption, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) claims. With computers zooming in on consumption-related data, the control room is giving impetus to energy audit, for which electricity meters are being installed at all transformers, officials said on Tuesday. The meters are being relocated on poles in a phased manner, power department authorities said.

Members and activists of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (Sidhupur) staged a dharna in front of the office of deputy chief engineer, Sangrur distribution circle of the Punjab State Electricity Board (PSEB), here today to compel the authorities to accept their demands, especially the release of the tube well connections under the OYT scheme without any delay. State finance secretary of the union Hardev Singh Sakrodi led the dharna.

Hisar- As many as 1360 cases of power theft have been detected and a penalty of Rs 2.80 crore has been recovered under the Power Theft Informer Scheme launched by the Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN).

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