According to sources, Odisha Government is planning to invest around Rs. 3,600 Crores within the next fours years to strengthen the state's power transmission network
Out of the planned investment of Rs. 3,600 Crores, Rs 2,600 Crores will be used for the construction of new 33/11 kV Substations while balance 1,000 Crores will be used for installation of dedicated feeders for the agriculture and fishery sectors.
According to the the government officials both the above projects will be completed in next fours years.
Further, according the government, the above said projects will assist the state power transmission & distribution sector to reduce the AT&C (Aggregate Technical & Commercial) losses by 3%. Reduction of 1% in AT&C shall be translated into the additional savings of Rs. 85 Crores; hence the state will get savings of Rs. 2500 Crores annually due to implementation of above projects.
The current level of AT&C losses in Odisha is around 40%.
According to the estimation done by the state government, around 1200 33/11 kV substations are required to supply quality power to the consumers; as against this only 573 sub stations are existing in the state. The state government has planned to float tenders soon for construction of 520 new 33/11 KV sub-stations.
To promote the agriculture and fisheries industries of the state, government is planning to provide round the clock quality power to them and for that purpose separate dedicated feeds for agriculture and fisheries industries will be constructed.
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