Rs 141 crore Approved for Strengthening the Electrical Infrastructure of Morena District | 12 May 2023

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On 10 May 2023, Madhya Pradesh's Energy Minister Pradyuman Singh Tomar informed that Rs 141 crore has been sanctioned to reduce power losses and to strengthen the power infrastructure of the Morena district of the state.

Key Points:

• In this, Rs 129 crore has been sanctioned by the Central Government and Rs 12 crore by the State Government in the first phase of the Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS).
• Construction of 22 kilometre 132 KV very high-pressure line, construction of 5 new 33/KV sub-stations, installation of capacitor bank at 34 places for improvement of voltage system, capacity in three 33/11 KV sub-stations to be done with the approved amount. Augmentation and additional power transformer installation, 294 distribution transformer installation, cabling work of 213 km low-pressure lines and construction work of 495 km 33 and 11 KV high-pressure feeders.
• About 20 lakh of the population of Morena district will be benefited from this. Also, the electricity demand for the next 10 years will be met.