A monthly house journal of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Hisar

Issue 11-April - 2007 Page 20-

A monthly house journal of Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam, Hisar

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Unit 8 of Panipat Thermal gets National AwardDr Manmohan Singh, Prime Ministerawarded a Gold Medal and Certificate ofAppreciation to Mr Ashok Lavasa,FC&PS (Power) Haryana and Mrs JyotiArora, Managing Director, HaryanaPower Generation Corporation Ltd. onMarch 21 last in a function for givingaway national awards to power utilitiesfor meritorious performance. The awardwas given for best execution of 250 MWUnit - 8, Panipat Thermal Power Projectfor the year 2004-05.

Mr Sushil Kumar Shinde, UnionMinister for Power, Mr Anil Razdan,Power Secretary, Government of Indiaand senior functionaries of PowerUtilities were present on the occasion.

Unit-8 of the project had beencons t ruc ted and success fu l l ysynchronized within a period of 36 monthswhich was a major achievement for settingup units of this size.

The Unit has given excellent

performance since its commissioning

on April 8, 2005 and has achieved aplant load factor of 90.27 percentduring the current year which iscomparable to the best operatingthermal units in the country.

Mr. Ashok Lavasa, FC&PS (Power) Haryana andMrs. Jyoti Arora, Managing Director, HaryanaPower Generation Corporation Ltd. with the GoldMedal and Certif icate of Appreciation,respectively, awarded by Dr. Manmohan Singh,Prime Minister, Mr. Sushil Kumar Shinde, UnionPower Minister and Anil Razdan, Power Secretary,Government of India were also present.

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Inside PageAdministrative Matter 2

Performance based incentives 3

4

Spot Billing 5

Tech-Tonic 6-9

A.T. & C Losses 10

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Laboratory Accreditation 12

Abatement of theft 13

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15-16

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Health 18

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TRANSFERS

Name of the Officer Present posting Proposed PostingS/Sh.

Sh. V.K.Bhardwaj GM/P&D, Hisar GM/OP Circle,

Narnaul

Sh R.K. Verma DGM/Comml. Hisar DGM/OP City

S/Divn, Sirsa

R.K. Verma /OP City

S/Divn. Sirsa Dabawali

Sh. Amar Chand DGM/Power

Procurement

Sh. N.L. Dubey S/U S/Divn.

Palwal Chhansa

Sh. Baseer Ahmed /OP East

Faridabad Bhora Kalan

Sh P.K. Chauhan /OP City

S/Divn Hisar S/Divn Faridabad

Sh. Vijay Shankar JE working against

/OP S/Divn

Chhansa Palwal

DGM DGM/OP S/Divn,

DGM/Comml

AGM AGM/OP S/Divn.

AGM AGM/OP S/Divn.

S/Divn

AGM AGM/OP East,

JE against the post

AGM ofAGM S/U S/Divn.

Sr. No. Name of Organisation Colour of seals Code no. of seals.

OP) Organisation

M&P Organisation

Haryana Ex. Servicemen league Organisation

Consumers of Nigam

1. (

a.) Operation Circle Gurgaon White OG-1 onwards

b.) Operation Circle Faridabad -do- OP-1 do-

c.) Operation Circle Hisar -do- OH-1 do-

d.) Operation Circle Narnual -do- ON-1 do-

e.) Operation Circle Bhiwani -do - OB-1 do-

f.) Operation Circle Sirsa -do- OS-1 do-

2.

a.) M&P Circle Gurgaon Blue MG-1 do-

b.) M&P Circle Faridabad -do- MF-1 do-

3. Red MG-1 do-

4. Yellow CR-1 do-

Administrative MatterAdministrative Matter

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New State Public Information Officer

The General Manager (System Operation),

DHBVN, Hisar has been designated as State Public

Information Officer (HO) of the Nigam. Earlier, the

G.M./HR was the SPIO (HO) of DHBVN.

Rs. 100 per month to Village Managers

DHBVN has announced to give Rs. 100 per

month to village managers for maintaining his

village as CFL village. The incentive shall be

provided to him on providing a certificate of

Sarpanch of the village that no incandescent bulb

is being used for lighting purpose in the village.

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The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam

(DHBVN) has decided to give performance based

incentive to its employees in operation wing.

The incentive would be for performance of

individual employee as well as for performance of team of

employees. Cash awards for improving performance

parameters would be given to individuals such as Sub

Divisional Officers, Junior Engineers, Linemen, Asstt.

Linemen, Clerks and accounts staff on half yearly basis.

The awards would be given on the basis of the quantum of

increase in revenue realization, reduction of line losses,

detection of power theft cases and recovery, recovery of

defaulting amount, reduction in rate of damage of

distribution transformers & return of damaged

transformers to stores, reduction in tripping and

breakdowns, upkeep of sub-stations, submission of

material at site (MAS) accounts, timely submission of

monthly accounts and pension cases, etc.

A Lineman/Asstt Lineman and Junior

Engineer/Foreman will be given 5 per cent and 2 per cent

respectively of the amount recovered from permanently

disconnected consumer whose defaulting amount is

more than one year old. On recovery of defaulting amount

from connected consumers for more than six months,

LM/ALM and JE/FM will be given one per cent and 0.25

per cent respectively of the recovered amount if the

collection efficiency in urban and rural area is 95 per cent

and 80 per cent respectively and the minimum amount

recovered is Rs. five lakh. On reduction of total defaulting

amount of any sub division by over 25 per cent at the end

of half financial year, the SDO will be given Rs. 1250.

LM/ALM and JE/AFM will be given award of Rs.

750 and Rs. 1000 for reducing transformer damage rate

by three per cent on feeders having damage rate of more

than 15 per cent, Rs. 500 and Rs. 750 for reducing

transformer damage rate by 1.5 per cent on feeders

having damage rate between 10 to 15 per cent, Rs. 375

Performance based incentives to employeesand Rs. 500 for reducing damage rate by 0.5 per cent on

feeders having damage rate over five per cent. On

reduction in damage rate of transformers by three per

cent in urban area and five per cent in rural area, the

concerned SDO will be given Rs. 500. In case damage

rate of transformer is five per cent in urban area ten per

cent in rural area, the concerned SDO will be entitled to

get Rs. 1250 and Rs. 250 for one per cent extra reduction

in damage rate. If there is no transformer of previous

month pending for replacement, LM/ALM and JE/FM will

become entitled for Rs. 250 and Rs. 100 respectively.

For two per cent reduction in line losses on

feeders where losses are more than 25 per cent, Rs. 750

and 375 and for reduction of losses by 1.5 per cent on

feeders having line losses between 10 to 20 per cent, Rs.

1000 and Rs. 500 will be given to LM/ALM and JE/FM

respectively. If losses in a rural sub division come down by

four per cent on the feeders of 35 per cent losses and

three per cent on feeders of more than 25 per cent losses,

the SDO will get Rs. 1250 and an SDO will be given Rs.

1000 in case of reduction in line losses by 1.5 per cent on

feeders of more than 20 per cent losses and two per cent

on feeders of more than 25 per cent losses in urban sub

division.

A Divisional Accountant and related staff will get

Rs. 1000 for submitting monthly account on the

prescribed date. The SDO (Construction) and his staff will

get Rs. 1250 on completion of any turn key project on or

before scheduled date. If premises lock cases are less

than one per cent and all meter readings are correct, a

meter reader will get Rs. 1000 and ledger clerk will be

given Rs. 500 for issuing all necessary disconnections

and entering disconnection orders in ledgers.

Rs. 10,000, Rs. 12,500 and Rs. 25,000 would

be given to the best operation circle, the best operation

division and the best operation sub division respectively

on half yearly basis.

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MOVE TO IMPROVE RURAL POWER SYSTEMUnder the Rajiv Gandhi Grameen Vidyutikaran

Yojana(RGGVY), the Power Ministry has madedeployment of franchisees mandatory for management ofrural power distribution network.

The franchisees could include non-governmentalorganization (NGOs), users associations andcooperative or individual entrepreneurs. This is expectedto help in minimizing the Aggregate Technical andCommercial (AT&C) losses besides improving the ruralpower distribution system. Under the Accelerated Powerdevelopment and Reforms Programme (APDRP), the

Ministry has also advised the State Power Utilities tofranchise the electricity distribution system in such townswhere the AT&C losses are comparatively high and theutility itself fails to reduce the losses significantly.

All the 27 States, implementing the Yojna, havingexecuted tripartite and quadripartite agreements, haveconsented to deploy franchisees. Since the launch of theprogramme in April, 2005, the implementing agencieshave reported electrification of 32052 villages andintensive electrification of 7,413 villages during the firstphase till March 2.

Making redressal of billingcomplaints more efficient

Liberalizing the procedure of rectification ofwrong meter readings, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli VitranNigam (DHBVN) has decided that whenever anydomestic or non domestic consumer, having less than 10KW load represents that there is a variation in meterreading recorded by the Meter Reader and noted down byhim, the payment would be accepted as per readingclaimed in the representation.

After accepting the payment on the basis of readingclaimed by consumer, it would be got re-verified within 7days through the concerned Meter Reader or FeederManager. In case, the meter reading pointed out by theconsumer is found in order, disciplinary action would beinitiated against the delinquent who recorded meterreading in the first instance. Where the meter reading, onre-verification, tallies with the earlier meter reading, theconsumer's account would be overhauled by debiting theunpaid amount plus delayed payment surcharge accruedthere upon and arrear shown in the next bill.

The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam(DHBVN) has extended the period of the facility of waiverof delayed payment surcharge on electricity bills ofgovernment schools.

The facility was given in order to give relief to thegovernment schools facing financial constraints. As perthe extended facility, DHBVN would waive off the delayedpayment surcharge on electricity bills outstanding againstthe schools as on February 28, 2007. To avail the facility,the schools shall have to liquidate all the outstandingdues up to April 30, 2007, along with payment of currentbills up to 31-3-2007. In case any school is not able toclear the out standing dues up to 30-4-2007, delayedpayment surcharge shall be levied as heretofore.

Electricity connections of some governmentschools have been disconnected or liable to be

Surcharge Waiver for Government Schoolsdisconnected on account of non payment of bills owing totheir financial constraints and arrears have accumulatedalong with surcharge accrued there up on for delayedpayment. While disconnection of their electricity supplymay retard the programme of the Government to transmiteducation through satellite, covering all schools inHaryana.

All the government schools which were defaultingon February 28 last can avail the benefit of waiving ofsurcharge by liquidating the arrears and current billpayment up toApril 30, 2007.

The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam has

decided that minimum charges (MMC) would be

increased/decreased on prorata basis depending upon

the number of days for which dealing is required to be

made for all categories of consumers, including domestic

and non- domestic consumers.

Earlier, this facility was available to the categories

of consumers other than domestic and non-domestic.

MMC on DS & NDS consumers also on prorata basisMMC on DS & NDS consumers also on prorata basis

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To bring efficiency in meter reading, billdistribution and bill amount collection andto minimize the complaints in theseactivities, the Dakshin Haryana Bijli VitranNigam has introduced spot billing systemin its area, Mr. Vijayendra Kumar,Managing Director, DHBVN said

in a press conference at Hisar. He said that it wasyet another step towards improving service toelectricity consumers that the meter readerswould now generate energy bills at the spot, inpresence of the consumer. For this purpose, theNigam is purchasing electronic machines, alongwith printers, in which the meter reader will feedthe reading of meter at spot. The previousreading will already be available in the machine,as per given programme. On giving command ofprinting, the machine will generate the electricitybill at the spot and will be handed over to theconsumer at the same time. The reader will openaccount of the consumer by scanning bar codesticker, to be sticked on meters. The consumercan make payment against his bill by cheque tothe meter reader at the same time.

The spot billing system has alreadybeen started at Narnaul and introduced in Hisar. About 30machines are required for 70,000 consumers in Hisartown. The new system will be started in phased manner.Firstly, all towns would be covered and then it will bestarted in rural areas.

He said that present practice of meter reading,

bill generation and payment thereof was a timeconsuming and chances of errors were more. Earlier,after taking meter reading, bills were being generated atChandigarh and Gurgaon. The sub divisions used tocollect the bills from those places and then get distributed

among consumers for payment. The consumershave to go to cash collection centres of theNigam for payment. With the introduction of spotbilling all the three processes, meter reading, billgeneration and bill distribution will be carried atthe same time. If any consumer desires, he canalso make payment of his bill by cheque at thesame time. Though the technology has the optionof cash payment, but in the beginning onlycheques would be accepted, Mr. VijayendraKumarsaid.

The work of meter reading, billdistribution and cash collection is being done bymembers of Haryana Ex-Services League(HESL) in the area of DHBVN. The ex-servicemen meter readers will now be equippedwith the bill generating machine so as to bringabout efficiency and accuracy in the work,leading to consumer satisfaction. Though there

has been considerable reduction in complaints relating tobilling service with the setting up of consumer carecentres and billing centres at all district head quarters,however, introduction of spot billing system would furthersatisfy the consumers and will bring about transparencyand efficiency in the service.

Spot Billing System Introduced

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Tech-TonicTech-Tonic

TRANSFORMER BASICS

Transformers play a crucial role in the powerdistribution network and any failure creates disruption ofpower supply to consumers and the extent of effectdepends upon the rating of transformers. For this a wellbalanced design meeting the GTP and capable towithstand all special tests / type tests /Acceptance tests isessential in first stage.

In second stage the quality of materials used play agreater role in deciding the life of transformer. Well-established systems should exist to ensue that rightquality of material is released for manufacturing.

Further, during manufacturing, the following practicesare recommended in every stage to ensure that the qualityisbuild and transformersgive a satisfactory life.

Prime quality /grade core need to be usedBurr free core slits are available for further processing.Core assembly should be neatly doneAssembly should ensure perfect magnetic circuitEnsure smooth surfaces of core assembly on all thesides. This can be achieved by maintaining perfect slitwidths as per the design.

Avoid sharp corners / edges and ensure that thewelds are uniform

Ensure defect free enamelled or paper coveredconductors from suppliers.

(Check that the conductor sizes are meeting thedesign data and the tolerance limits provided in ISS.

Good quality of insulation (edge strip, runners, pressboard, Kraft/ ED paper) be used as per design details.

Windings are to be made tight maintaining thedesigned overall dimensions.

All leads are to be well insulated at the bendings.Pressing & bonding is recommended for rectangular

coils to maintain phase to phase clearances.In power transformers coil compression process be

adopted for eliminating slackness in winding.In case of multiple strips for IV coil and if the strips are

placed one above the other, the transposition is must.

Check that the coils & core assembly dimensions arewell within design dimensions. Ensure that coils are nottoo tight during assembly.

Maintain the phase to phase clearances are as perthe design / voltage class.

Check that the insulations provided are as per thedrawing for maintaining phase to hhase and phase toearth clearances.

Complete the yoke assembly so that the magneticcircuit is perfectly closed.

Tighten the core coil assembly for providing themechanical strength and eliminating the slackness

COREASSEMBLY

CORE CLAMPS /CHANNELS

WINDINGS

CORE COILASSEMBLY

DRYING PROCESS

TANK FABRICATION

TESTS

CAUSES OF FAILURE OFDISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMERS

* Core coil assemblies aredried in heating / vacuum ovento eliminate moisture. Heatingcycle is to be run to ensure thattemperature attained by activepart is between 80UC to100IJC.and water collectionlevel comes down to less than 50 ml for at least twoconsecutive hours.( in case of vacuum drying oven)

# Inside positive tolerances are to be maintained forensuring required phase to earth clearances.

Ensure that sharp corners and unnecessary ofprojections inside the tank are avoided.

Qualified welders to be used in tank fabrication and allwelds are to be made uniform.• Before tanking operation., the core coil assembly has

to be tightened for eliminating the slackness resultedduring the heating cycles.

The followings are some of the causes of failure oftransformers in service, being attributed to the users.Probable remedial measures have been highlighted toreduce the rate of failure, which are assuming alarming inthe present days distribution network across the country.Prolonged overloading

Single-phase loading Un-balance loading Faulty

• CCA to be well placed and secured in the tank forensuring the earth clearances based on design /voltage class.

• Transformer oil filling to be done under vacuum levelless than 5 tar, if possible.

• As transformer oil plays critical role in the life oftransformer, it is to be ensured the oil characteristicsmeets IS-335 standard and oil filling is done at 60Deg.C with a minimum oil BDV of 60kV

• All the gaskets used to be placed in position &tightened for eliminating the leaks at gasket portions.

• Transformer filled with oil is to be pressure tested at0.35 kg / Cm as per IS-1180 for ensuring that there areno leaks.

• The quality of all accessories should be uniform.• In case of conservator mounted transformer, air is to

be released from the bushing pockets before testing.

• A transformer can be stated healthy, if it passes allroutine/ acceptance tests as per IS 2026.

• However impulse and short circuit test on a sampletransformer may be carried out in any of theindependent lab like CPRI, IREDA& NTH etc.,

• The above measures in different stages will ensureservice free transformers except for preventivechecks as per the standard procedures.

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It has been seen that in most cases, the agriculturalcustomers using power, are the cause of single phaseloading on a 3-phase transformer.. It would be advisableto encourage such customers to own their transformersincluding the overall maintenance responsibility as hasbeen introduced by PS.E.B recently. Only then, the failuredue to single-phase loading will considerably be reduced,except for those when the system runs on single-phaseinadvertently without the knowledge of the users.

If Delta/Star connected transformer with earthedneutral system, it is recommended that all the three-phases are uniformly be loaded. This is infact very difficultto achieve with the distribution network available in thesuburban and metro cities. However an unbalanceloading upto 10% may not be that serious to create anoperational problem for a delta/star connectedtransformer. For a 3-phase balance load, the potential onL.V neutral is zero. In case of un-balance loading, avoltage is generated on the neutral and will remain floatedbetween neutral and earth. Since the neutral is solidlyearthed through external link, a circulating current will flowthrough the loop of delta winding. This additionalcirculating current will superimpose on the main branchcurrent of the delta winding and will cause additional heat,which may lead to the failure of the winding insulation.

It is recommended to keep a check of load currentincluding the current flowing through the neutral atfrequent intervals and should be recorded in the historycard. As long as the neutral current is within 10% of theload current, the matter may be ignored. In case theneutral current exceeds 10% limit, the remedial measureshould be taken to bring down the neutral current withinacceptable limit.

In many occasions we have the experience to witnessheavy electric sparks coming out from the bushingtermination joints, especially on L.V connections. In mostof the cases, these sparks are because of looseterminations during the course of installation or else havebeen loosen due to bad service conditions. Once sparkoccurs at the cable termination, it causes melting of thebushing sealing gaskets, effecting oil leakage from thebushing top, resulting failure of transformer in due courseof time because of low oil level

The incoming and outgoing termination should bedone through proper connectors. ISS and REC haverecommended such details with drawings of lugs andconnectors. Users must ensure that the cableconnections have been done with proper lugs andconnectors. Direct Connection of cable/conductor to thebushing terminal stud, should be avoided. Duringtermination, we should not forget the effect of bi- metallicaction. If aluminium cable or conductors are to beconnected with brass/copper terminal or vice-versa, aproper bi-metal should remain in between. Otherwise dueto bi-metallic action, a mill-volt will generate causing alocalized current and may deteriorate the current carryingthread.

4. UNBALANCE LOADING

5. FAULTY TERMINATIONS

termination Power theft & hooking Wrong earth connectionProlonged short circuit Less or no maintenance

It has been discussed, in brief, each of the abovecauses to surface out the reasons of failures as well asfew remedial measures to curb such unhealthy, pre-matured failure of transformers in service.

Distribution Transformers are generally notrecommended for continuous overloading. However,overloading for a short duration cannot be avoided. It isone of the prime responsibilities of the utilities to keep acheck on the loading of a transformer and should recordthe loading Pattern on a history card. In case ofoverloading, the additional loss generates more heat,which effects the burning of winding insulation, causingultimate failure of the transformer..n on a history card. In case of overloading the additionalloss generates more heat, which effects the burning ofwinding insulation, causing ultimate failure of thetransformer..

In most cases, it has been observed that the Lineoperators use higher rating of re-wirable fuses to avoidfrequent breakdown of supply caused by overloadingnecessitating replacement of fuses.

Proper sizes of fuse elements on both H.T and L.Tside will definitely reduce the probability of failure oftransformer due to overloading. Measurement of loadcurrent with a Tong Tester at frequent intervals, especiallyduring peak loading hours, will give a fair idea about theload demand of the locality. In case the overloading ismore than 20% during peak hours and if it persists fordays together, it is recommended to replace the existingtransformer with a bigger rating, or else a second unit mayrun in parallel.

Furthermore, the Line operators should have someelementary knowledge of rating-wise correct size of fuseelements. The utilities should make their own standard ofrating - wise fuse elements and should communicate thesame to the Line Operators for use in the field. Moreoverutilities must ensure the availability of such proper size offuse elements at the appropriate time. It has been seen inmany occasions that the operators use two of thin fusewires instead of one correct fuse element, because ofnon-availability. This procedure is wrong and must bediscouraged.

A distribution transformer should ideally be loadeduniformly on all the three phases. But there are fewoccasions, especially running irrigation pumps in the stateof Punjab, where a 3-phase heavy-duty pump is made torun by initial mechanical priming with a single phasesupply form a 3-phase transformer.As a result the load onone phase goes drastically high causing operationalproblems thereby leading to failure of transformers.

Such like abuses of transformers for no fault of themanufacturers should be stopped. It is recommended toeducate the ultimate users the effect of such single phaseloading on the performance of transformer.

'Operation of tap-switch on load Poor quality of L.T cable

1. IMPROPER INSTLLATION

2. PROLONGED OVERLOADING

3.SINGLE PHASE LOADING

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6. POWER THEFTAND HOOKING OF MAINS

7. WRONG EARTH CONNECTION

8. PROLONGED SHORT-CIRCUIT

We have the experience to witness the stealing ofpower by hooking the system. This has been a regularphenomenon in the unauthorized colonies to useelectricity without paying the cost of it. Power utilities donot pay much attention to such occurrences. Butultimately the transformer manufacturers are paying thedividend. Since such hooking make the transformers torun in overload/unbalance load and may cause failure indue course of time. This is one of the major causes offailure of distribution trans-formers for which themanufacturers are blamed all the time. This is a seriousnational problem and the power utilities must think uponstopping such power theft by hooking

Lot has been written and debated in various forums atnational level. Almost all utilities are taking number ofmeasures to curb the menace of theft but the results donot appear to be upto the mark. However we suggest thatfirstly, meters are required at every substation to find outhow much pilferage is actually taking place and whatamount is really lost due to technical problems related totransmission. Quite a few SEBs claim that they are in aprocess of installing tamper proof electronic meters.These meters record the time at which theft has beencommitted and how much has been stolen. But it needshuge invest-ment. And there are other ways of checkingpower theft. A significant part of the revenues loss onaccount of theft is due to inadequate billing. This cancertainly be rectified by minimum investment. All thatneeded is more will and sincerity on the part of powerengineers. Regular energy audit and surprise raids canmitigate the evil to some degree.

The earthing of IV neutral will prevent the presence ofany voltage above the normal appearing in the IV circuitand therefore the possible danger to human life will bereduced to minimum. Secondly, the earthing to the neutralpoint eliminate the possibility of an arcing fault to earthand therefore of fire risk, while it also ensures the rapiddisconnection of faulty apparatus from the system withoutundue delay.

Due to discharge from high voltage the tank may becharged to an abnormal floating potential causing dangerto life.

In both the occasions provision of solid earth isextremely essential.As per Indian Electricity Rule the tankbody is to be earthed of two diagonally opposite points.The purpose is to ensure that in case one of the earthpoints fails to act, the other will serve the purpose. Theearthing should be done with G.I strips having a minimumcross section of 25 x 3mm.

Moreover painted surface in and around the earthbolts should be cleaned to ensure proper earthing. It isadvisable to check the earthing at regular interval.

In case of an external short-circuit on IV side, a faultcurrent approximately 20 to 25 times the rated current willflow through the windings. The windings are designed totake such fault current for 2 to 3 seconds. If the faultpersists more than 2 seconds, we are not sure about the

fate of the transformer. The transformer is bound to fail onsuch occasions of prolonged short-circuit beyondpermissible limit.

Necessary protections such as O.C.B on HV side,A.C.B on IV side, fuses etc., are recommended. In case ofsmall transformers, H.R.C fuses of appropriate sizeshould be provided. But under no circumstance, ordinarythick wires are not to be used.

A well maintained transformer always enjoys a longerlife. Transformer is capital-intensive equipment and mustbe, provided regular maintenance. However thefrequency of the maintenance mostly depends on the typeof installation, its KVA rating, connected load and place ofinstallation. Users should prepare their own maintenanceschedule along with their periodicities.

Approx. 2 to 3% of failures of transformers are causeddue to failure of tap-switch for its poor quality. In fewoccasions the failure occur due to faulty operation of tap-switch on load by the in-experienced operator. In case oflow oil below tap switch, it may also cause voltage failure.If the selection of tap position with respect to the inputvoltage does not properly match, the transformer may faildue to over excitation.

Manufacturers should own the responsibility of failureof tap-switch for its bad quality and should look into forfurther improvement in their future supply. Failure due tofaulty operation and low oil level should owned by theutilities.

In case it is necessary to operate the off-circuit tap -switch during service, the transformer should bedisconnected from the incoming supply source beforeoperation. Further, the operating handle should be movedfrom position 1 to 5 (or more) and back before putting theswitch to the dsired tap position. This will eliminate thealignment problem in the male-female contacts of the tap-switch and also clean the metal surfaces for bettercontact. The utilities are very much aware of the fact thatthey seldom make use of such tap-switch for voltageadjustment during service, especially for medium sizeddistribution transformers upto 630 KVA and below. It istherefore a matter for the users to re-think on therequirement of tap-switch for their future tenders. It will notonly eliminate the cause of failure of transformer due totap-switch, but also the overall cost of the transformer willbe reduced by 3 to 4%. Customers like BEST, Bombayhas stopped using tap-switch upto 990 KVA transformer,UHBVNL (formally known as HSEB) have alreadywithdrawn the requirement of tap-switch for their 200 KVAtransformers. RSEB don't use tap-switch upto 250 KVAratings, UPPCL has withdrawn tap-switch upto 160 KVAtransformers. Other SIEB's may also look to this proposalfor eliminating tap-switch upto atleast 630 KVAtransformers. Even if the utilities want to incorporatetapings on HV side to regulate secondary voltage, it isrecommended to use link-Board (instead of rotary switch)as has been made mandatory by Calcutta Electric Supply(CESC) for last few decades.

It is a glass- fiberboard having a minimum thickness of10 mm, fitted above the yoke with the help of four studs.Taping of each phase are terminated on the board and two ofthetapingsofeachphaseareshortedwithanexternal link.

9. LESS OR NO MAINTENANCE

10. OPERATION OF TAP-SWITCH ON LOAD

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Studies on use of rotary tap-switch vis-a-vis theirfailure revealed that although the switches are the easiestmeans of changing tap at site, their operation are seldomused. On the contrary, loose contact due to sludgedeposition on the contacts are very common whichinvolve not only regular maintenance at site, but at timeslead to failure of transformer.

Tap link board instead of tap changer switch wasintroduced by CESC in 70's to avoid failure of tap changerswitch due to inconvenience, involved during tapchanging operation. With the introduction of tap linkboard, the failure rate of the transformers due totap¬switch at CESC has gone down to less than 0.2% asagainst 3% on National average.

In multiple occasions, it has been seen that thetransformers fail due to poor quality as well as under-ratedPVC IV cables as the PVC insulation melts or get charreddue to heat, causing dead short-circuit in the transformer.Poor quality of PVC cable sometimes affects theinsulation resistance of the IV circuit also. Users shouldmake a note of it while selecting the size of cable. Effect ofbi-metallic action may also be looked into whileconnecting aluminium cable with brass copper terminalsor vise-versa. Cable supports and clips should beprovided in such a way that the cable should not createunnecessary load on the bushing terminals. It has beenseen in few occasions that the L.V cables are hangingagainst the terminal bushings without any support, pullingthe terminal down due to its own weight and affectingleakage of oil from the sealing gaskets of the bushings.Such octurrences are very common in most of the Metrosand Suburban cities (except Mumbai and Calcutta).

In case of transformer with L.T cable box, much careshouldbe takenwhileselectingL.Tcables. It is safe touse the31/2-corecable. If singlecorecablesareused, theglandplateshouldpreferablybeofnon-magneticmaterial (eitherbrassoraluminium) for transformersrangingfrom500kVAandabove.Otherwise it will create unnecessary induction heating due tomagnetic flux linking around the entry of the cable in the box.M.S gland plate cut and further welded with non-magneticmaterialmayalsoservethepurpose.

In case of pole-mounted transformer with exposedoutdoor bushings, adequate earth clearances are to bemaintained. Breather, arcing horns etc. should be placedto their respective locations. Generally the breather issent separately in sealed condition. The adhesive tapebeing provided to seal the air passage at the bottom plugof the breather is removed before putting the breather inposition. The oil tray inside the breather container shouldbe filled with oil before energizing the transformer. Thecolour of silicagel should be checked (which is essentiallyto remain blue)

In case there is a growing tree near the bushings,necessary precaution should be taken to ensure that innear future it should not come in the vicinity of thebushings.

Since the bushings used in distribution transformersare of oil communicating type, the trapped air inside thebushings should be released before energizing. Thetrapped air inside the tank cover or in the radiator (forbigger transformer) should also be released through the

11. POOR QUALITY OF L.T CABLE

12. IMPROPER INSTALLATION

air-release plug provided for this purpose. Oil level of thetransformer upto the normal marking should be ensuredonly after the air-release operation is done. In case atransformer is installed after a long storage (generallybeyond one year), the dielectric value of oil may bechecked in conformity with IS-1866. Explosion ventdiaphram should be checked for its soundness. All theabove including the pre-energizing insulation resistancesshould be recorded in the HISTORY CARD.

If rollers are provided for pole-mounted transformer,the same should be removed before installing thetransformer on the H-Pole or should be locked in theirposition after installation.

If possible, after installation the leveling of thetransformer may be checked with the help of a spirit level.

With the increase in the market competition, it hasbeen observed that the safety margins of the distributiontransforms have been brought down to bare minimum,just sufficient to satisfy standard specification and idealloading conditions. As a result users have been put toconstrain of running the plant within the specified capacitythroughout the year. It is difficult for an urban electricsupply to maintain such an ideal network conditionthroughout the year due to unpredictable load growth-during festive seasion or outage of an adjacent source inthe thickly populated area. In such a situation, two optionsare open to the utilities. Either under utilization of thetransformer would result into uneconomical network Orintroduce safety margins within the specification.

Considering the economical factor it is suggested toreview the specification, which may include the following:• Reduce permissible oil and winding temperature rise

from 50/55° (as specified in IS¬2026) to 30/45° to takecare of poor ventilation in some locations and topermit marginal overloading.

• Stipulation on the grade and type of core material andthe maximum flux density in view of the switchingsurgedueto loadsheddingandtopermitacertaindegreeof over fluxing. However further studies are necessary onthe effect of over fluxing and the possibility of specifyingthemaximumlevel is tobeexplored.

• Restriction on the number of HV coil sections perphase and limitation on the winding current density toenhance the cooling and reduction of windinggradient and hot spot temperature etc. are to bejudiciously implemented.

• It has been observed that despite specifying flux andcurrent densities, the loss figure of the transformersvary widely. Since it is difficult to check the current andflux densities of finished trans-formers, specifyingloss figures including minimum weight of core andwinding material (Aluminium or Copper) instead ofdensities may be considered for implementation inthe specification.

• Temperature rise test may be carried out by feedingtotal loss corrected to 100° C.

Mr. B. Lal, Secretary General, IIMA, New Delhi

Mr. L.J. Das Gupta, Director (Works)

East India Udyog Ltd., Ghaziabad

Mr. K. Samba Murthy, VP (OP) &

Mr. Vijay Electronics Ltd. Hydrabad

13. CONCLUSION

Input by :

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Division wise A.T.&C. losses at a glance and target to achieve

1. Faridabad 22.82 20.00 14.43 C.K. Sharma

2. Old Faridabad 32.32 20.00 26.65 P.P. Mittal

3. Ballabgarh 26.72 20.00 20.37 Sudhir Chhabra

4. Palwal 53.41 35.00 39.54 Vipin Chanda

1. City Gurgoan 25.42 20.00 20.60 Dalip Singh

2. S/U Gurgoan 19.08 20.00 112.95 O.P. Ahlawat

3. Manesar / OCC 25.88 15.00 28.20 R.P. Rehlan

4. Sohna 54.74 35.00 41.09 S.S. Dalal

5. Nuh - 35.00 56.62 R.S. Gupta

1. Narnaul 42.66 35.00 14.80 Naveen Kumar

2. Mahendragarh 66.81 35.00 68.35 R.S. Yadav

3. Rewari 56.64 30.00 67.94 D.L. Hansu

4. Dharuhera 24.63 25.00 27.51 S.S. Yadav

1. City Bhiwani 63.88 30.00 63.79 Virbhan

2. S/U Bhiwani 71.32 35.00 74.38 Vacant

3. Charkhi Dadri 73.28 35.00 80.08 Y.K.B. Sharma

1. Hisar-1 19.14 15.00 15.97 K.K. Sharma

2. Hisar-II 51.50 30.00 49.45 R.A. Bansal

3. Hansi 71.73 35.00 67.26 A.K. Goel

4. Tohana 47.65 35.00 42.07 A.K. Virdhi

5. Fatehabad 40.41 35.00 36.49 Jaipal Singh

1. City Sirsa 31.17 25.00 19.10 A.K. Jain

2. S/U Sirsa 27.58 25.00 16.11 I.D. Mehta

3. Dabwali 31.01 25.00 10.84 Sant Singh

39.67 R.K. Jain

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Labora to ry accred i ta t ion

provides a means of evaluating the

competence of laboratories to

perform specific type of testing,

measurement and calibration. It also

provides feedback to laboratories as

to whether they are performing their

work in accordance with international criteria for technical

competence. Manufacturing organization may also use

laboratory accreditation to enhance the testing of their

products by their own in house laboratories.

Laboratory accreditation provides formal

recognition to laboratories for their technical competency

and providing a ready means for customers to find reliable

testing and calibration services able to meet their needs.

Throughout the world today, customers seek

reassurance that the products or materials they purchase

meet their expectations of confirm to specific

requirements. This often means that the products needs

to be tested or measured by a laboratory to determin its

characteristics against a standard or specification.

It is crucial that the laboratory performing these

tests or calibrations is able to provide accurate and

reliable data on the product. This depends on the

laboratory having:-

• Qualified and Experienced staff.

All above factors contribute to a laboratory's

technical competence to do your testing or calibration.

All types of organizations i.e. Manufacturing

industry, Service sectors, Education Industry and

• Properly calibrated testing/Measuring Instruments.

• Traceability of Measurements to National/

International Standards of SI units.

• An adequate QualityAssurance system.

• Proper Sampling Procedure.

• Valid test methods.

• Accurate Recording and Reporting Procedures.

• Suitable testing facilities.

• ProperAccommodation and Environment.

Criteria for selection of the Laboratory

Difference between ISO 9000 Certification &

LaboratoryAccreditation as per ISO/IEC 17025.

Laboratory Accreditation- step towards

accreditation of meter testing Labs of DHBVN

Testing/Calibration laboratories can get the ISO 9000

certification whereas Accreditation as per ISO/IEC 17015

is only applicable to all Testing & Calibration laboratories.

Laboratories can be checked & certified for their

compliance to international management system

standards such as ISO 9000. This involves the auditing of

an organization's quality management system. It tells you

nothing abut its technical competence or its ability to

provide reliable & accurate test data that will be accepted

by your customers.

The laboratories are getting evaluated by

technical experts who are assessing the laboratory

against internationally accepted criteria described in

ISO/IEC 17025 which are not used in ISO 9000

certification process.

Laboratory accreditation against ISO 17025

does, however, cover the quality management elements

of ISO 9002 certification. So, as a measure of both

technical competence & quality management, laboratory

accreditation, rather than ISO 9000 certification, is the

most appropriate process.

Laboratories can have either all or part of their

testing & calibration activities evaluated by an

accreditation body. The accreditation process involves

assessment of all the elements of a laboratory that

contribute to the production of accurate & reliable test

data. This includes quality control, equipment, training,

quality assurance, recording & reporting test results & the

environment in which laboratory operates.

The special trained technical assessors are doing

the assessment & by evaluating the specific types of

testing or measurement being performed.

In view of the forging detail, steps have

already been taken to get the meter and protection

testing labs of the Nigam accredited with the NABL.

The services of M/s Yadav Measurement Pvt.

Limited situated at Udaipur which is a accredited

from NABL for calibration and test labs Indian and

United Kingdom Accreditation services U.K. has

been hired for providing consultancty services. Thus

the DHBVN will be one amongst few states, who

have their labs accredited with NABL.

Procedure of LaboratoryAccreditation.

M. B. Vashishta, G.M. M&P

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The pilferage of electricity can largely be curbedeffectively by mass awakening and educating the peopleat large for which the youth is required to come up andwork in a positive way. It will also help in bridging the gapof demand and supply of power.

It was stated by MrP. K . D a s , S p e c i a lSecretary (Power) andM a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r,Haryana Vidyut PrasaranNigam while addressings t u d e n t s o f l o c a lGovernment Col legebefore he flagged off a “Bijli Chori Roko-ChetnaRally ” of the students atPanchkula on Mach 6last.

He said that the conceptof free electricity or drawalo f p o w e r t h r o u g hunauthorized means is not good for financial health of thePower Utilities. Haryana lacks natural source of hydelgeneration and for thermals, the coal is brought fromdistant places involving abnormally high expenditure.The theft of electricity also leads to damage oftransformers and distribution lines which creates problemfor the honest consumers as well as the Power Utilities.

While referring to optimum use of electricity during theevening peak load period, he emphasized that the bulbsand other electrical gadgets be switched off when notrequired. He said that power is supplied during this periodon rotational basis. Energy Conservation will help in

Abatement of theft can fill the gap of demand and supply of power: Dassupplying power to the areas where restrictions areimposed during the peak hours.

Mr Layak Ram Dabas I.G, Police said that the peopleshould co-operate the Power Utilities in curbing theft ofpower instead of forcing it to initiate hard steps. That's why

it has been decided toarrange “ Bijli Chori Roko-Jan Chetna Rallies ” at allthe district head quartersin the first phase. It can becurbed with the help ofstudents. The rates ofelectricity can also bebrought down by Rupeeone per unit by curbingthe pilferage of theft in thestate.Mrs Raj Shree Rana,Principal said that theelectricity has become abasic requirement for all

the citizens. She urged the students to co-operate with thePower Utilities to give the message to minimum tencitizens of their respective areas for optimum use ofelectricity and not to indulge in theft of power.Ms Shiva and Satya Pal, students also spoke on theoccasion and emphasized the need of energyconservation and treat the theft of power as a social evil.Mr Das awarded them by giving cash prize of Rs. 500/- toeach of them. He also inaugurated a complaint box on theoccasion in which the information regarding power theftcan be given by the willing persons.

NOW THERE WILL BE NO BLACKOUT IN GURGAON:HISARANDFARIDABADWILLALSOBEUNDERNOCUTZONE.AGREEMENT WITH CAPTIVE POWER PLANT OWNER.

GURGAON: - Very Soon Gurgaon will also be under nopower cut zone. The Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigamhas already initiated steps for the same for which, theNigam has already started execution of work on theproject for maintaining continued/ uninterrupted powersupply to the consumers in Gurgaon in addition withFaridabad and Hisar. If every thing goes smooth, theconsumers of all these three districts will not face anypower cut problems with in next 2-3 months.

For the above, DHBVN is contacting grouphousing societies as well as industries.

Due to power shortage, there is a shortage ofabout 681 lakh units per month in Gurgaon and with theuse of CPP, there will be no need to purchase power fromother state as well as there will not be extra financialburden on the consumers, for which Nigam has agreedthe CPP owners to work on No-profit-No loss concept.

• DomesticandNonDomesticconsumer :7.7Lakhsunits

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Shortage of Power (in a day):

• Industrial Consumers : 15 Lakhs units• Industrial Load shortage : 150 MW• Total Consumption per month : 1710 L.U. (excluding

agricultural)

NO POWER CUT• Total shortage per month : 681 L.U.• Electricity Tariff (DHBVN) : 4.09 Rs. /unit• CPP generation cost per unit : 6.85 Rs. /unit

As per decision of the Nigam, the difference inCPP generation cost per unit expenditure and tariff will beadded in the monthly bill rendered to the consumers. Asper data available, CPP generation cost per unit comes tobe Rs. 6.85 while rate/tariff per unit of Nigam is Rs.4.09.As per decision, the Nigam will allow a rebate ofRs.4.09/unit on the units generated by the CPP owner inits monthly bill in the schedule time.

Nigam admits that total capacity of CPP availableunder Gurgaon is 3, 56,000 KVA. Nigam will issue onemonth advance information to CPP owners so that they donot face any problem.To isolate the city from power cut, DHBVN will sign anagreement with CPP owners. As per this agreement,there will be no power cut in the city, on one hand and willproduce extra electricity for the state on the other hand.

With the implementation of this scheme, theconsumption of the industrial units will be met mostly fromthe units generated by CPP and it will reduce the demandof electricity and with the reduction of demand, theindividual people will get sufficient electricity. Thus the citywill come under no power cut zone.

V. K. Garg, GM, Operations, Gurgaon

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Fat : Lot of HARM

A p t e r y - C l o g g i n gt rans fa t i s becomingunacceptable world over, butnot in India. The reason is thatthe hazards of this heartthreatening cooking oil havenot yet sunk in even amongeducated, urban consumers.

"The health impact oftrans fats is far worse thanother dietary component. It iseven more harmful than badcholesterol. This may be aprime reason — given by ourpenchant of frying food inreheated oil, which increasestrans fat content rapidly — ofthe high prevalence of themetabolic syndrome anddiabetes in Indians."

Cutting back on trans fat food intake bringsimmediate benefits. "Denmark banned trans fat in 2004and within two years, achieved a 20 per cent reduction inheart disease."

Trans fat in commercially fried and processed food is more hazardous than dietary cholesterol

Trans fat has been part of the urban diet fordecades, enhancing the taste and shelf life ofpopular packaged food products. "This cheap andharmful oil is used as an ingredient in productsthat range from biscuits and instant noodles todeep-fried samosas and French fries."Trans fats are formed when liquid oil turn into

solid fats. In the absence of the mandatory use ofthe term 'trans fat' in labels inIndia, the processed foodindustry lists trans fat as'par t ia l l y -hydrogenatedvegetable oils', or 'vegetableshortening'. The list ofingredients on the pack ofbiscuits your child munchesall day is likely to have transfat under one of these terms.

Eliminating trans fatisn't simply about replacing partially hydrogenated oilswith a healthy oil. "Trans fats are used in commercialrecipes not only because they are cheap but also becausethey make the food taste better.

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Trans fats are found in most processed foods, such as:Spreads. Hard margarine is loaded with trans andsaturated fatsPackaged foods, especially cake and pancakemixes.Instant soups and noodle kits.Fast foods such as french fries and fried chicken.Frozen food. Pies, waffles, pizzas and breaded fish.Baked goods. Doughnuts, muffins, cakes, etc.Biscuits and crackers. Shortening provides the crispytexture.Breakfast cereal and energy bars.Cookies and candy.Toppings and dips. Non-dairy creamers andflavoured coffees, whipped toppings, gravy mixesand salad dressing are loaded with trans fats.

Processed food companies use trans fat because itimproves the flavour and increases the shelf-life of theproduct.Trans fat is also derived from less expensive oils, whichkeeps the costs down.Trans fat is found in most commercially packaged goods,

Trans fat is formed from a chemical process knownas "partial hydrogenation" used to convert liquid oilsinto a semi-solid form. The body is unable to breakdown trans fat, causing it to accumulate in the body.Where are trans fats found?

Why is trans fat used?

commercially fried foods such as French Fries andother packaged snacks such as microwaved

popcorn, biscuits and chips.

Look out for packaged food with a label that says'partially-hydrogenated vegetable oils', 'hydrogenatedvegetable oils', or 'vegetable shortening'. All thesecontain trans fat.

-'While saturated fat - found in butter, cheese, red meat,and coconut and palm oil - raise cholesterol levels, transfat harms you further. It increases artery-clogging lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL or 'bad' cholesterol) and lowersheart-protecting high-density lipoprotein (HDL or 'good'cholesterol). Some studies have found it raises risk ofdiabetes.

It is not mandatory to clearly use the term 'trans fat' in foodlabels. Food manufacturers use misleading terms suchas 'partially-hydrogenated vegetable oils', 'hydrogenatedoils', or simply, 'vegetable oils'.

WHO recommends that trans fats should not beconsumed at all. From September 1, 2007, the use oftrans fats will have to be clearly listed on the food labels ofall products manufactured in India.

samosas,

What should consumers watch out for?

What is the health impact of consuming trans fat?

What is the labelling requirement in India?

How much trans fat is safe?

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While referring to thec o m m i t m e n t o f h i sGovernment, in his speechdelivered in the Assembly onMarch 9 last the Governer ofHaryana Dr. A.R. Kidwai saidtha t to inc rease thegeneration of electricity andsupply quality power toconsumers of all categories bystrengthening transmission

and distribution networks, the Government intendedto spend Rs. 6180 crore during the 11th Five YearPlan. Also, Rs. 5854 crore would be spent onrefurbishing the distribution network.

He said that 36 new sub-stations were set up,capacity of 124 sub-stations augmented, 19719 newtransformers were installed and 834 km long newtransmission lines laid during last two years.Schemes worth Rs. 82.19 crore were beingimplemented under the Rajiv Gandhi GraminVidyutikaran Yojna to improve rural connectivity forpower.

The Governor pointed out that the members of theLegislative Assembly were well aware that powershortage was a legacy of the past and added thatunfortunately, adequate investment in power sectorwas not made to cope with its ever increasingdemand. He said that at present the State has

generation capacity of 4051 MW and on an average715 lakh units of electricity were being supplied toconsumers daily and the demand was expected todouble in next five years.

While referring to the new initiatives taken in Statesector as well as private sectors to enhancegeneration capacity, he said that during the comingthree years the Government has a plan to increaseinstalled capacity of power generation by 5000 MW.Work on 600 MW thermal power plant inYamunanagar was going on in full swing and its firstunit of 300 MW would be operational by the end ofthis year. The second unit would be functional byMarch, 2008. Work has also started on 1200 MWthermal plant at Hisar and it would be completed inabout 36 months.Another coal based thermal powerplant of 1200 MW capacity would be installed inprivate sector in Jhajjar. Also, the National ThermalPower Corporation would set up a 1500 MW powerplant in the State as a joint venture, of which 750 MWof power would be available to the State. In addition,formalities have been completed to purchase 3836MW electricity.

He said that in case of renewable energy, 30MoUs have been signed to generate 698 MW ofpower through biomass, small hydel and windenergy in the private sector at a cost of about Rs.3300 crore.

Emphasis for Power Sector in Haryana Budget

"Considering the importance ofelectricity for the development of theState, we have given highest priorityto the power sector. Despite thesevere shortage of power in thenorthern grid during the year, eightper cent more power was supplied to

the consumers this year till December 2006compared to the corresponding period of last year.

We expect to bridge the gap between thedemand and supply of power through a number ofinitiatives. The construction work of 600 MW DeenBandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Project,Yamunanagar is expected to be completed byFebruary 2008. Power Purchase Agreements havealso been signed for sourcing 770 MW Power fromIndependent Power Producers. Haryana has alsoconsented to purchase about 1450 MW power on along term basis from the four Ultra Mega PowerProjects being set up in other parts of the country.

To strengthen the transmission and

distribution system in the State, the State PowerUtilities commissioned 36 new substations,augmented 124 existing substations and erected834 kilometres of transmission lines with aninvestment of about Rs.300 crore since March2005. In addition, over 19,719 distributiontransformers have been added to the system toimprove the quality of supply and more than 33,892tubewell connections have been released.Construction of 136 new substations andaugmentation of 96 existing substations have beenplanned. Schemes worth Rs.82 crore are beingimplemented under the “Rajiv Gandhi GrameenVidyutikaran Yojana” for improving the rurale lec t r i c i ty in f ras t ruc ture and prov id ingconnections to rural poor households. To furtherimprove power infrastructure, the StateGovernment is committed to provide the requiredequity support to the Power Utilities to ensureinvestment of more than Rs.20,000 crore duringthe Eleventh Plan period."

Finance Minister also Emphasised on Power Sector