Jharkhand Agriculture Minister Banna Gupta said the agriculture department has issued a no-objection certificate in transferring six acres of land to Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) to set up a 100 MW power gridBSE 0.19 % in Baliguma, near here.
The construction work of the power grid, which was pending since 2010 despite approval, will start within a month time, Gupta said today.
The power grid would be set up at a cost of about Rs 43 crores, he said claiming that the capacity of the proposed power grid could be expanded to 300 MW in future.
Highlighting his achievement within a short span of time, Gupta said he has alloted the land for establishing the power grid what the opposition had failed during there five years tenure including a former Chief Minister from the steel city.
I had promised the people of his Jamshedpur West assembly segment to set up a 133/33 KVA power grid, which I did, he said.
Following the commissioning of the power grid, which will be connected with the Chandil Power, Gupta said Jamshedpur will get round the clock uninterrupted power supply.
Currently, the four sub-stations under Jamshedpur West assembly segments have been getting 50 MW power from Gamariah and Manikui power grids agaisnt the requriement of 75 MW in the peak hours.
Following the commissioning of the power grid, which will be connected with the Chandil Power, Gupta said Jamshedpur will get round the clock uninterrupted power supply.
Currently, the four sub-stations under Jamshedpur West assembly segments have been getting 50 MW power from Gamariah and Manikui power grids agaisnt the requriement of 75 MW in the peak hours.
All the cables will be laid underground to ensure uninterrupted power supply, Gupta added.
Source: Economic Times
No comments:
Post a Comment