<p>To strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the state, Haryana government has planned to commission 215 additional sub-stations of various capacities in the next three years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“Also, as many as 418 existing sub-stations would be augmented and 3,171-km transmission and distribution lines would be laid in the next three years,” an official spokesman said here.<br /><br />He said that the BJP government in the state, has taken several initiatives to improve power supply in Haryana during the past twelve months.<br /><br />Th Haryana government had launched the Mhara Gaon - Jagmag Gaon scheme on July 1, 2015, for improving power supply in rural areas and reducing the AT&C losses, the official said.<br /><br />Under this scheme, power supply to 83 selected feeders covering 230 villages has been increased from 12 hours to 15 hours every day.<br /><br />Power Distribution System in the selected feeders is also being strengthened and consumers are being motivated to pay bills regularly, he said.<br /><br />For further stability of the distribution system in rural areas, the Central government has approved an outlay of Rs 316 crore under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.<br /><br />Similarly, a sum of Rs 390 crore has been approved under Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of the distribution system in urban areas, he said.<br /><br />Apart from this, the Kalyanpur-Badalpara coal mine was allocated to Haryana during the past one year, he said.<br /><br />“This mine was earlier allocated jointly to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The coal from this mine would be used for setting up 800-MW unit number 3 at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram thermal power plant in Yamunanagar,” he said.<br /><br />He also said that it has been decided in-principle to develop a Smart Grid in Gurgaon with the help of the central government at an estimated cost of Rs 7,000 crore.<br /><br />“In order to make electricity cheaper for consumers, the state government has decided in-principle to phase out the old and inefficient units number 1 to 4 of the Panipat thermal power station and replace them with a new 800-MW Supercritical Unit.<br /><br />“The government is also considering the possibility of setting up this new unit at the pit head through a private power generator,” he added. </p>
<p>To strengthen the power transmission and distribution system in the state, Haryana government has planned to commission 215 additional sub-stations of various capacities in the next three years.<br /><br /></p>.<p>“Also, as many as 418 existing sub-stations would be augmented and 3,171-km transmission and distribution lines would be laid in the next three years,” an official spokesman said here.<br /><br />He said that the BJP government in the state, has taken several initiatives to improve power supply in Haryana during the past twelve months.<br /><br />Th Haryana government had launched the Mhara Gaon - Jagmag Gaon scheme on July 1, 2015, for improving power supply in rural areas and reducing the AT&C losses, the official said.<br /><br />Under this scheme, power supply to 83 selected feeders covering 230 villages has been increased from 12 hours to 15 hours every day.<br /><br />Power Distribution System in the selected feeders is also being strengthened and consumers are being motivated to pay bills regularly, he said.<br /><br />For further stability of the distribution system in rural areas, the Central government has approved an outlay of Rs 316 crore under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana.<br /><br />Similarly, a sum of Rs 390 crore has been approved under Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) for strengthening of the distribution system in urban areas, he said.<br /><br />Apart from this, the Kalyanpur-Badalpara coal mine was allocated to Haryana during the past one year, he said.<br /><br />“This mine was earlier allocated jointly to Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. The coal from this mine would be used for setting up 800-MW unit number 3 at Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram thermal power plant in Yamunanagar,” he said.<br /><br />He also said that it has been decided in-principle to develop a Smart Grid in Gurgaon with the help of the central government at an estimated cost of Rs 7,000 crore.<br /><br />“In order to make electricity cheaper for consumers, the state government has decided in-principle to phase out the old and inefficient units number 1 to 4 of the Panipat thermal power station and replace them with a new 800-MW Supercritical Unit.<br /><br />“The government is also considering the possibility of setting up this new unit at the pit head through a private power generator,” he added. </p>