Management of electricity
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has taken slew of measures to streamline the power distribution department and in this direction recently Chief Secretary has asked the PDD to strengthen the demand side management of electricity.
He has also directed the PDD to expedite regularization of electricity connections to check power theft.
Through sustained and dedicated efforts, the Department has brought down the transformer damage rate to 23% and 29% in Jammu and Kashmir, respectively. These efforts include tagging all transformers with unique identification numbers to track their repair history and augmentation of distribution capacity by adding 4100 MVA. The Chief Secretary expressed his concern on the high damage rate and directed time-bound efforts to bring them down to the nationally accepted level.
He emphasized the reduction of AT&C losses to below 10% through installation of smart meters along with the usage of aerial bundled cables (ABC). To further check electricity pilferage and leakage, the Department was asked to ensure installation of 100% meters on all feeders and transformers within one month.
He directed the Department to undertake an assessment of repetitive damages on transformer and location basis, besides identifying the repair workshops administering sub-standard repairs leading to recurrent damages and failures in transformers. The Department was asked to take disciplinary action against the delinquents in the matter, and submit a report within seven days.
