For the comprehensive renovation of power transmission and distribution network, ₹254.02 crore Central project will be implemented in the district within two years, N.K. Premachandran, MP, has said.
Presiding over a meeting of the district-level RDSS (Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme) monitoring committee, he added on Sunday that three 33-KV substations would be started in Perur, Valakam and East Kallada as part of the project.
While Kollam and Kottarakara circles were sanctioned ₹68.7 crore and ₹75.81 crore respectively for projects to reduce distribution losses and renovation, ₹109.51 crore has been allotted for projects to reduce transmission losses. The project aims to enable 24-hour uninterrupted power supply. RMU (Ring Main Unit) system using modern technology will be installed so that all 11-KV electric power lines in Kollam Corporation can be controlled directly from the control room.
