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The Citizen
a day ago
- Climate
- The Citizen
UPDATE: Vanderbijlpark electricity
VANDERBIJLPARK.- The Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) said, yesterday, Friday, that technicians have completed looping of Ring Main Units (RMUs) and 95% of panel testing. 'Connection of supply cables to RMUs and breakers has also been completed. The team is finalising dry ice cleaning in the town's north switch room and this has led to a slight delay in power restoration. The team will run final tests on the system and then switch on.'
The Citizen
3 days ago
- Business
- The Citizen
Repair work underway to restore electricity in Vanderbijlpark
VANDERBIJLPARK.- The Emfuleni Local Municipality (ELM) announced yesterday, Wednesday, that repair work is being done to restore power supply at the Vanderbijlpark town substation. A huge portion of the town of Vanderbijlpark was left in the dark last week following a fire that broke out in a 11kV switch room at the town's substation. The substation supplies consumers at CW Areas and parts of NW 7. The ELM has announced that repairs are nearing completion. 'Technicians are finalising cable identification, phasing and rotation before connecting to Ring Main Units (RMUs). The team is also waiting for the delivery of 3-core cable to complete installations from 11 kV live chamber to the RMUs,' a statement by the ELM said. 'Upon successful cable rooting and connection to the RMUs, technicians will commence with protection settings for earth fault and overcurrent. With more repair work still in progress, ETR will be communicated as soon as the 3-core cable is successfully delivered at the Substation. We apologize for the inconvenience.' For more information contact the Electricity Control Room on 087 310 3369, 087 562 0425, 087 562 0524 or via WhatsApp on: 065 871 7483 At Caxton, we employ humans to generate daily fresh news, not AI intervention. Happy reading!
Hans India
21-05-2025
- Business
- Hans India
Bhatti in Bengaluru to study underground cable system
Bengaluru / Hyderabad: Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu on Tuesday visited Bengaluru for an in-depth review of the city's large-scale underground cabling initiative undertaken by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM). The visit was part of the Telangana government's ongoing efforts to modernise urban infrastructure and improve power supply systems' reliability, safety, and aesthetics in rapidly growing metropolitan areas. The day began with a high-level review meeting hosted by BESCOM officials. The project, launched in 2018-19, had already converted over 7,400 kilometres of 11kV OH lines and thousands of kilometres of low-tension lines into UG or aerial bunched (AB) cables. A key innovation has been the laying of Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) ducts along the UG cable routes to enable future telecom leasing as a revenue stream. The Dy CM asked questions related to design and implementation challenges, some of which were – the financial structuring of the project, which includes loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC), and other public sector banks, the reduction in technical losses and electrical accidents, which BESCOM confirmed had fallen by up to two per cent since the UG implementation, the readiness of OFC infrastructure for commercial use, to which BESCOM responded that while ducts are in place, last-mile coordination with telecom operators and BBMP, the role of Ring Main Units (RMUs) in ensuring system reliability and reducing downtime during faults. The Deputy CM expressed appreciation for the scale and execution discipline of the project, while also noting the importance of integrating learnings into Telangana's upcoming urban grid modernisation programmes, particularly for Future City. Later in the day, Vikramarka visited a pilot site in Malleshwaram (15th Cross), where an Underground Distribution network including underground Transformer (DTR) system has been implemented. The site showcased how DTRs can be housed in fully buried chambers with accessible maintenance panels at street level, freeing up urban space and improving safety. During the field visit, Bhatti Vikramarka engaged directly with engineers and contractors on-site, reviewing safety protocols, load balancing techniques, and provisions for emergency repairs. He noted how such innovations could be especially valuable in Telangana's densely populated urban corridors. Presentations were made by Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited, and Bengaluru Electricity Supply Company MD Pankaj Pandey and their team on the Bengaluru Overhead (OH) to Underground (UG) Power Conversion Project, which has emerged as one of India's most comprehensive urban power infrastructure transformations. Officials from the Government of Telangana, including Krishna Bhaskar, CMD, TRANSCO and Musharraf Faruqi, CMD, SPDCL also participated in the discussions.
The Hindu
20-05-2025
- Business
- The Hindu
TG team led by Deputy CM Bhatti Vikramarka studies UG cabling project in Bengaluru
HYDERABAD A team of energy department authorities led by Deputy Chief Minister M. Bhatti Vikramarka, who holds the portfolios of Energy and Finance, visited Bengaluru on Tuesday to study the underground cabling taken up by the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Ltd (Bescom) as the Telangana government too is planning to go for UG cabling in Hyderabad beginning with some key areas. Chairman and Managing Director of the TG-Transco D. Krishna Bhaskar, CMD of Telangana Southern Discom Md. Musharraf Faruqui and a few senior engineers of the two power utilities were part of the team led by Mr. Vikramarka. They were taken around the UG cabling works by MD of Karnataka Transco and Bescom Pankaj Pandey. According to the Deputy Chief Minister, the visit was undertaken as part of the State government's plans to modernise the urban infrastructure and improve power supply systems' reliability, safety and aesthetics in rapidly growing metropolitan areas (Hyderabad). The visit commenced with a high-level review meeting hosted by the Bescom officials. Through a power point presentation, Mr. Pandey explained to the visiting team on the Bengaluru Overhead (OH) to Underground (UG) Power Conversion Project, which he claimed had emerged as one of the country's most comprehensive urban power infrastructure transformations. He stated that the project launched in 2018–19 had already converted over 7,400 km of 11 kV OH lines and thousands of km of low-tension lines into UG or aerial bunched (AB) cables. Innovation in UG cabling A key innovation of the project was laying of the Optical Fibre Cable (OFC) ducts along the UG cable routes to enable future telecom leasing as a revenue stream. The Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana enquired about the design and implementation challenges. The Bescom officials explained to Mr. Vikramarka and his team that the financial structuring of the project and it includes loans from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), Rural Electrification Corporation (REC) and other public sector banks and that technical losses and electrical accidents had come down by 2% since the UG implementation. On the readiness of OFC infrastructure for commercial use, the Bescom officials stated that while ducts were in place, the last-mile coordination with telecom operators and BBMP was in progress and that the role of Ring Main Units (RMUs) had ensured system reliability and had reduced downtime during faults. Mr. Vikramarka appreciated the scale and execution discipline of the project and hoped that the study would benefit the urban grid modernisation to be taken up in Telangana, particularly in Future City. Later, the team visited a pilot site in Malleshwaram (15th Cross) where an Underground Distribution network, including an underground Distribution Transformer (DTR) system, was being implemented. The site showcased how DTRs could be housed in fully buried chambers with accessible maintenance panels at the street level, freeing up urban space and improving safety, according to the officials accompanying the Deputy CM.
Hindustan Times
09-05-2025
- Climate
- Hindustan Times
MSEDCL & Mahatransco intensify pre-monsoon maintenance work across Pune region
With the monsoon expected to arrive early, the Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited (MSEDCL) and Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited (Mahatransco) have intensified pre-monsoon maintenance work across substations and transmission lines in the Pune region. The planned operations aim to ensure uninterrupted power supply during the upcoming rainy season. On Thursday, May 8, the MSEDCL and Mahatransco teams carried out scheduled maintenance work in areas including Nanded City, Dhayari, Narhe, Raikar Mala, Vadgaon, Deshpande Garden Society, Bajirao Road, Shukrawar Peth, Fadtare Chowk, Peshwe Park, Karve Nagar, Thorat Colony, Anand Niketan, Madhuban Colony, Navasahyadri Society, Vasant Nagar, Indira Park, Anand Nagar, Gujarat Colony, MIT College Road, and parts of Kharadi, Vadgaon Sheri, Bhosari, Pimpri-Chinchwad, Talawade MIDC, Dehu, Moshi and Chikhali. Consumers were informed in advance about planned outages in these areas. Sunil Kakade, newly-appointed chief superintendent of the Pune Circle of MSEDCL, said, 'We are undertaking pre-monsoon checks on a war footing to strengthen our power infrastructure and minimise outages during the rains. All scheduled maintenance will be completed by the end of May.' The scope of the maintenance work includes trimming tree branches in contact with power lines; replacing broken pin and disc insulators; inspecting earthing of distribution transformers, feeder pillars and Ring Main Units (RMUs); oil filtration and topping for transformers; repairing transformer distribution boxes; replacing faulty lightning arresters; reinforcing electric poles and sagging wires; changing rusted or damaged poles and aged wires; cleaning feeder pillars; applying insulation spray wherever needed; and guarding high- and low-tension lines. Substation-level works such as breaker repairs, battery charging, power transformer maintenance, and oil top-ups are also being carried out. The MSEDCL has also appealed to private property owners and institutions to proactively trim large branches of trees on their premises that may fall on overhead power lines during heavy rain or storm. 'Such trimming should be carried out only after obtaining prior permission from the municipal corporation or with its assistance. We are ready to cooperate wherever needed,' an MSEDCL official said.
