A new grid substation was recently inaugurated in Jharkhand. This new asset is expected to make the Garhwa and Palamu districts of the state self-reliant in terms of power supply.
The 132/33kV grid substation at Bhagodih in Garhwa district was inaugurated at the hands of Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren.
According to reliable reports, this substation is expected to end the dependence of Garhwa and Palamu district in Jharkhand on neighbouring states like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. It will also improve the voltage profile of the two districts, apart from improving the water supply situation.
The Bhagodih grid substation has been built at a cost of Rs.26.74 crore and will start receiving power directly from PGCIL’s Palamu grid substation.
The Garhwa district was drawing its power so far from Sonebhadra and Rihand in Uttar Pradesh through the transmission lines, established during the unified-Bihar regime. Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in November 2000.
More substations
The Jharkhand CM also virtually laid the foundation stones of a 132/33kV grid substation at Bhawanathpur, Nagar Untari in Garhwa and a 132/33kV grid substation at Chhatarpur in Palamu. The twin grid substations would ensure quality power supplies to both Garhwa and Palamu districts. The two new substations are expected to cost Rs.90 crore with envisaged completion of 24 months. The work contracts for these new substations has been placed on GE T&D India, it is learnt.
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