Noida News: Vivek Kumar Patel, superintending engineer (technical) of the Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) has remarked that the city’s power department has initiated the process of installing 55 new 400 kV transformers.
The move would help the power department significantly enhance the supply of electricity in Gautam Buddha Nagar while also reducing overload-related disruptions for the 4.75 lakh consumers of the city.
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According to PVVNL, the areas which are likely to benefit include sectors 22, 23, 26, 55 and 63, among others. The work started earlier this week and is likely to get completed within the next 10 days. The initiative is part of the power department’s initiative to add 500 new transformers in Noida by 2027 so that the rising demand requirements could be efficiently met while strengthening the power network.
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Patel added that the addition of 55 transformers would help both residential and commercial users so reliable power supplies could be offered by the power department, especially during the summer months when peak demand happens. Patel added the first transformer was recently installed in Sector 22 that is a highly dense and populated sector of Noida and frequently faces tripping issues because of overloading.
Repair & Maintenance Work
The superintending engineer (technical) of the Pashchimanchal Vidyut Vitaran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) also commented that new transformers’ installation is a key priority for the power department. Patel added that repair and maintenance work on the existing equipment is also in progress so that residential and commercial electricity users in the city could have better summer months this year and beyond.
Officials also remarked that earthing work is also being performed alongside the installations of transformers to improve reliability and safety during adverse weather conditions.
Sanjay Kumar Jain, chief engineer, Noida power department, PVVNL, commented that the power department is continuously working on a series of measures to upgrade the district’s power system SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) scheme that would help foster improved efficiency and reliability in power distribution.
