PIONEER EDGE NEWS SERVICE/ Dehradun
Uttarakhand Power Corporation Limited (UPCL) is all set to implement a plan to install LT capacitor banks on distribution transformers (DTs). Under this plan, a total of 76,903 distribution transformers have been identified. The installation of LT capacitor banks with a total capacity of 886 MVAR on these transformers is progressing rapidly, UPCL officers said, adding that the main objective of the plan is to install LT capacitor banks in areas where problems such as low voltage, high line losses and poor power factor affect consumers. The key benefits of the scheme are the following: improved quality of the electricity, better voltage profile for
consumers and increase of the power factor to ensure maximum and efficient use of power.
Apart from this, according to the UPCL officers, installation of capacitor bank will reduce the load on transformers and distribution lines, thus ensuring increased efficiency of the power system and preventing unnecessary energy loss, resulting in more stable voltage to consumers in both rural and urban areas and reduction in line losses.
“Besides, the extra pressure on transformers will be reduced, which will also reduce the transformer failure rate. Along with this, the expenditure incurred on frequent replacement and repair of transformers and lines will also be reduced and it will be possible to increase operational reliability,” the managing director, UPCL said.
“UPCL is always committed to providing quality power to its consumers. The installation of LT capacitor banks on distribution transformers is one such initiative which will not only strengthen the power supply system from a technical point of view but will also directly benefit millions of consumers in the state with improved power services,” he added.
This initiative of UPCL is a big step towards modernisation of the energy sector in the State, which will make the power supply system more robust and consumer-oriented in the coming years, MD, UPCL said.
