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Haryana to Spend Rs 3,803 Crore to Strengthen Power Infrastructure

  • The Haryana government will be investing Rs 3,803 crore to strengthen the power transmission network in the state in the next three years, chief minister Bhupiner Singh Hooda said on Tuesday.Hooda said this while inaugurating a 132kV sub-station at Dabri in Karnal district. He said two new units of 500MW each at Indira Gandhi Thermal Power Station, Jharli, and two units of 660MW each at Mahatma Gandhi Super Thermal Power Station, Jhajjar, would start power generation this year. As a result, the state would have about 2,200MW additional power daily to cater to the needs of consumers in cities like Gurgaon. Creation of a strong transmission and distribution system is the need of the hour to supply power from the upcoming projects.
  • The state will set up five sub-stations of 400kV, 24 sub-stations of 220kV, 22 sub-stations of 132kV, 23 sub-stations of 66kV and 104 new sub-stations of 33kV level to meet the growing requirement of load. The capacity of 102 existing sub-stations would also be augmented.

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