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| T&D losses to continue in JK | | Govt shelves insulation project yet again | | Peerzada Ummer
Early Times Report
Srinagar, Sept 17: The Jammu and Kashmir government has again shelved its much hyped Insulation project that could have curtailed the Transmission and Distribution losses in state's power sector besides ensuring an efficient electricity supply system.
Sources revealed that there has been no progress over the plan which the government mooted in the recent past under which the cables supplying power to JK households could have been insulated.
In the past week, the government announced to start the insulation project in Srinagar and Jammu cities in the firs6 phase and latter it could be developed into a mega plan. But the project again has been shelved as per the top sources with no progress over its implementation likely to be made in future as well.
Interestingly, the huge T&D losses since early 90s have affected power sector adversely and the Jammu and Kashmir as it is the only state in India, where about 70 percent energy is lost due to power pilferage and transmission and distribution losses.
Reportedly the transmission and distribution losses were highest (65.78) percent for 2009-10, 60.99 percent for 2010-11 and around 59.72 percent for last fiscal year.
The scheme will be implemented in two phases which will cover entire state.
For the first phase of the project, the Central government has sanctioned Rs.151.99 crores under R-APDRP while an amount of 1665.27 crores has been approved for the second phase of this vital project.
"The second phase will cover two main cities including Jammu and Srinagar for which the funds estimated at the cost of Rs. 52,89 crores have been approved," reads the document.
These schemes are proposed to be taken up under National Electricity Fund for which Rural Electrification Corporation is the nodal agency. Under this scheme 30 towns have been identified as project areas in J&K state with population of above 10,000 as per 2001 census
"For this purpose, the government has already taken a pilot exercise and some 30 towns have been identified as project areas in J&K, another 283 towns with population of over 4000 have also been identified that will be covered in the second phase. Phase -1 of 283 towns is to cost Rs. 171.61 crores and phase-2 will cost Rs. 1073.33 crores. These projects were proposed to be taken up under Phase-II of R-APDRP through a special dispensation which could not materialize," reads the document.
Further Phase -1 is to cover Ring Fencing, Feeder Metering, DT Metering, application of Information Technology and supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) /DMS in distribution sector while Phase-2 is aimed to strengthen Distribution System in identified project areas.
When contacted Chief Engineer, PDD Bashir Ahmad Khan said that that the scheme has been sanctioned and will be completed within a time period of two years. |
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