The State sustained damage from 22,040 electric poles, 140 substations, and 34 transformers as a result of the recent two weeks' worth of torrential rain. Along with this, the torrential rains and flash floods also damaged 383 11kv feeders and 59 33kv feeders. Due to damage to substations, transformers, and electric poles, electricity delivery was disrupted in almost 742 communities.
The majority of the technical issues with different electrical devices, such as feeders, transformers, and substations, have been fixed, with the exception of damage to electric poles. According to the information available, 3,433 of the 19,270 damaged electric poles within the authority of the Northern Power Distribution Corporation Limited (NPDCL) have already been repaired, and 15,837 more need to be fixed.

Strong winds and rains under the control of the NPDCL bent 432 33 kV poles, 7,423 11 kV poles, and 11,415 LT poles. Officials were able to repair 82 33 kV poles, 1425 11 kV poles, and 1926 LT poles out of these. Officials said that because the power poles were underwater and unreachable, they were unable to repair them. However, under the authority of telangana State Southern Power Distribution Company Limited (TSSPDCL), all 34 damaged transformers and 2,770 damaged electric poles have been repaired.

According to authorities, out of the 742 villages that had a disruption in electricity, 738 have had it restored, and work is being done to do so as soon as possible in the other four. It was challenging to restore power since the 11kv poles that serve these four communities with electricity were flooded.

According to officials, around 1,802 distribution transformers (DTR) were destroyed and approximately 1,418 were flooded as a result of the severe rain. According to authorities, 268 of the damaged ones and 394 of the submerged ones have been repaired, and work is still being done to restore the remainder. Officials have been advised to be vigilant and carry out restoration work on a war footing because the threat of rain hasn't fully subsided.







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G GOWTHAM

02/08/2023 08:38 AM