Soon, power distribution will be hi-tech
Tribune News Service

Hisar, November 22
The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam and the Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam would launch IT-based power distribution systems under Restructured-Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP) at a cost of Rs 166 crore in 36 towns, Anurag Agarwal, Managing Director, DHBVN, said here recently.

Agarwal said the steering committee for R-APDRP of the Ministry of Power had recently approved the revised projects of Rs 90.47 crore for 16 towns in the jurisdiction of the DHBVN and of Rs. 75.16 crores for 20 towns in the jurisdiction of the UHBVN for information technology-based activities. The Power Finance Corporation had also issued the sanction letter for the approved amount of the projects.

He said the projects would be completed within three years from the date of sanction. On completion of the project, the full amount provided by the Centre would be converted into grant. The ring fencing of the respective town had already been completed.

The DHBVN is first power distribution utility in India to get approval for 16 projects under this programme. The 16 towns of the area of the DHBVN are Hisar, Barwala, Fatehabad, Hansi, Tohana, Sirsa, Dabwali, Ellenabad, Bhiwani, Charkhi Dadri, Narnaul, Rewari, Faridabad, Palwal, Hodal and Gurgaon.

The managing director said under the project, the activity of consumer indexing, geographic information system (GIS), metering of distribution transformers and feeders would be completed. The project would also include asset mapping of entire distribution network comprising 11 kV transformers, distribution transformers, feeders, low tension lines, poles and other distribution network equipment of these towns.

A data centre would be created here which would be common for the DHBVN and the UHBVN and there would also be one disaster recovery centre (DRC) at Panchkula, common for both companies. A call centre would be set up at Gurgaon under the project.