Work is expected to kick off soon on two projects aimed at strengthening the power transmission network in the State capital and guaranteeing steady supply.
The Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) has given the go-ahead to two projects that are part of the Transgrid 2.0 scheme designed to strengthen the power transmission network across Kerala. The projects, which fall under the Travancore Lines Package of Transgrid 2.0, are aimed at interconnecting substations with an underground (UG) cable network so that alternate power supply can be smoothly arranged in the event of outages in any of the substations in the region.
Together, the two works are expected to cost a little over ₹106.47 crore.
Project I, cleared by the board of directors of the State power utility, involves linking the 110-kV substations at Medical College and TERLS (Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station) by drawing a 630 mm 2 single-core UG cable over a distance of 9 km.
Under Project II, UG cable will be laid from the gas-insulated 220-kV substation under construction at Vizhinjam to the Muttathara substation over a distance of 12 km, and from the Vizhinjam substation to the Veli substation over a distance of 19.5 km. The work contract has been awarded to KEC International Ltd.
These projects will enable effective 'back-feeding' in the event of outages at various substations in the capital city region, the KSEB officials said.
Transgrid 2.0, which has an outlay of approximately ₹10,000 crore, was launched to strengthen the power transmission backbone of the State, reduce transmission losses and build up the power import capability to meet future demand. The scheme was approved in 2016. Transgrid 2.0 is funded through the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).
