MARGAO: Will the Power department explain to Cuncolkars why the tender for the renovation and replacement of conductors and addition of power transformers mooted in the Cuncolim Municipal town has not seen light of the day till date?
If the Cuncolim Industrial unit owners cry foul over the crumbling power infrastructure at the industrial estate, the power situation isn't better for the domestic power consumers in the Cuncolim Municipal town, more so since the time the industrial estate came into existence in the early 9
If the Cuncolim Industrial unit owners cry foul over the crumbling power infrastructure at the industrial estate, the power situation isn't better for the domestic power consumers in the Cuncolim Municipal town, more so since the time the industrial estate came into existence in the early 9
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While the domestic power consumers in the Cuncolim Municipal area had to contend with power shutdowns and outages ever since the industrial estate was inaugurated in the 90's, the power infrastructure requirements for the domestic consumers in the town has not kept pace with the growing requirements.
Take the case of the renovation and improvement of the existing LT distribution network in the Municipal area. The Rs 3,147 crore ambitious project was mooted in late 2015.
Administrative approval was accorded for the project by then Chief Electrical Engineer, Deepak S Bhajekar, but the ambitious project has still not seen light of the day.
When The Goan contacted senior power officials to shed light on the project, it was pointed out that though the department had tendered the works as many as three occasions, but there have been no takers for the project.
A senior official pointed out that they are now keeping their fingers crossed since there's now a lone bidder who has placed his bid for the project.
"The ball is now in the court of the power department since there's a lone bidder. Hope the department finds a way so that work on the project takes off at the earliest," the official remarked.
The project had envisaged conversion of singe phase to three phase lines, replacement of the ageing power conductors and setting up of half a dozen power transformers in the municipal area. "Replacement of the conductors and addition of transformers will go a long way to improve the power situation in the municipal town," remarked a power official.
Power consumers have also been demanding streamlining of the sub section office to attend to power failure complaints.
The industrial owners having units at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate had last week warned of an agitation if there's no improvement in the power infrastructure in the Industrial estate.
Underground cabling and other projects, worth around Rs 15 crore, which were mooted by the department to tone up the power supply to the industrial estate, have not seen light of the day till date.
While the domestic power consumers in the Cuncolim Municipal area had to contend with power shutdowns and outages ever since the industrial estate was inaugurated in the 90's, the power infrastructure requirements for the domestic consumers in the town has not kept pace with the growing requirements.
Take the case of the renovation and improvement of the existing LT distribution network in the Municipal area. The Rs 3,147 crore ambitious project was mooted in late 2015.
Administrative approval was accorded for the project by then Chief Electrical Engineer, Deepak S Bhajekar, but the ambitious project has still not seen light of the day.
When The Goan contacted senior power officials to shed light on the project, it was pointed out that though the department had tendered the works as many as three occasions, but there have been no takers for the project.
A senior official pointed out that they are now keeping their fingers crossed since there's now a lone bidder who has placed his bid for the project.
"The ball is now in the court of the power department since there's a lone bidder. Hope the department finds a way so that work on the project takes off at the earliest," the official remarked.
The project had envisaged conversion of singe phase to three phase lines, replacement of the ageing power conductors and setting up of half a dozen power transformers in the municipal area. "Replacement of the conductors and addition of transformers will go a long way to improve the power situation in the municipal town," remarked a power official.
Power consumers have also been demanding streamlining of the sub section office to attend to power failure complaints.
The industrial owners having units at the Cuncolim Industrial Estate had last week warned of an agitation if there's no improvement in the power infrastructure in the Industrial estate.
Underground cabling and other projects, worth around Rs 15 crore, which were mooted by the department to tone up the power supply to the industrial estate, have not seen light of the day till date.
