UP sanctions Rs 97cr for uninterrupted power supply to Noida
Earlier, UPPCL approved Rs 97 crore for the district's infrastructure upgrade for the 2025–26 financial year.
Separately, under the Rs 1,313-crore Central govt's revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS), L&T has been commissioned for SCADA work, while another company is expected to be finalised in the first week of Aug.
While the RDSS focuses on building new substations and strengthening distribution networks, parallel projects will replace ageing transformers, poles, and cables; particularly in Noida's newer sectors and older areas with poor infrastructure.
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The business plan was submitted in March this year, but the sanction has come through now. For the 2024-25 financial year, Rs 125 crore had been approved, of which 80% of the work is already complete. "The remaining 20% will be completed by the end of Aug," said Sanjay Kumar Jain chief engineer Noida power department, PVVNL.
Meanwhile, long-term infrastructure upgrades under the Centre's Rs 1,313-crore revamped distribution sector scheme (RDSS) are set to begin soon.
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L&T has been awarded the contract for SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) work, while another company is likely to be finalised by Aug 6 or 7 for the remaining works.
Jain said the SCADA system will enable real-time monitoring and automation of the power distribution network, improving efficiency, reliability, and sustainability. It will involve data collection from substations and integration of smart systems to manage load and distribution.
Planned RDSS works include building over 20 substations in phases across residential, institutional, and industrial sectors.
Five substations—two in Dadri, two in Jewar, and one in Rabupura—are among the initial projects. Additionally, around 300km of aerial bundled cables (ABC) will be laid in areas experiencing line losses. Traditional lines will be replaced with ABC cables first, followed by underground cable laying in other zones.
The capacity and number of transformers will also be increased as part of network strengthening.
While the RDSS and SCADA projects will run parallel to the annual maintenance and repair works, officials said the overall objective is to address Noida's growing power demand and upgrade the city's ageing infrastructure.
"The RDSS works are planned for the 2025-27 period and are crucial for future load management and system modernisation," Jain told TOI.
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