The work is expected to be completed by April first week. The move will, hopefully, bring down the frequency of powercuts to a great degree.
This summer, residents of Noida can breathe easy and keep cool — literally. To reduce the burden on overloaded transformers in Noida, Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited (PVVNL) has started work on installing 79 transformers across the city to bring down the frequency of powercuts.
The work is expected to be completed by April first week.
The transformers, of 400 kVA capacity each, will replace lower-capacity transformers. This will not only increase the electricity voltage supplied to consumers, but will also take care of transformers bursting due to overloading.
Rakesh Rana, PVVNL superintending engineer, said, “Currently, 17 transformers of 400 kVA each have already been installed in areas such as Sector 22, Wazidpur, Sector 63, 63 A, Mamura, Bahlolpur, Chhajrasi and others. Noida Authority is doing the work.”
An official of Noida Authority said, “We have installed two 400-kVA transformers in Sector 22 to replace the existing 250-kVA transformers. The existing ones are running up to 65-70 per cent of their capacity. As the power demand increases in summer, they get further overloaded. But with the provision of new transformers, the load on the existing transformers will be reduced.”
Lauding the efforts of PVVNL, Rajesh Singh, a resident of Sector 22, said, “If this summer goes smooth without powercuts, we’ll be the happiest! We are really excited at the initiative.”
