Riyaz Bhat
Srinagar, Dec 29: The Power Development Department (PDD) is likely to announce a new power curtailment schedule for consumers in the Kashmir division, which will include extra hours of load shedding in the high AT&C losses.
Sources said that Kashmir Power Development Corporation Limited (KPDCL) is devising a new power curtailment plan that is likely to be rolled out in coming days.
It also said that the power feeders having losses of more than 40 percent may face restrictions of 4-6 hours.
“As of now, the areas with more than 40 percent Aggregate Technical & Commercial (AT&C) losses are facing a power curtailment of nearly 4 hours. However, in the revised schedule, these feeders may face power shedding of 5-6 hours,” sources said.
It also said that in case of those feeders having losses 20-40 percent, the consumers may face power curtailment of 3 hours. “Earlier, there was a restriction of only two hours. However, there is an extra one hour curtailment in the pipeline.”
Sources further informed that there will be no power curtailment to those areas wherein feeders are having less than 20 percent AT&C losses.
About the power distribution, sources said that the DISCOM on an average was delivering 1700 Megawatts of Power. “During the peak hours, we are meeting a demand of 1900-1950 MWs of power in the Kashmir region.”
Pertinently, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah last week had said that nearly 48 percent households in Srinagar enjoy uninterrupted electricity supply following a successful Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) trial with zero power cuts.
The Chief Minister, in a post on X had congratulated KPDCL on making another 83 areas in Srinagar 24-hour power zones following a successful RDSS trial with zero power cuts.
“With this, 108 areas in Srinagar now enjoy round-the-clock, uninterrupted electricity supply, benefiting 1.25 lakh households, nearly 48% of the city. Similar upgrades are underway in other districts to ensure 24×7 power supply,” he said. (KNO)
