Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet approved power
infrastructure projects worth ₹93 crore for Srinagar and surrounding areas
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Jammu and Kashmir Cabinet
approved power infrastructure projects worth ₹93 crore for Srinagar and
surrounding areas.
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The projects include the
expansion of the grid substation at Zainakote.
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The Cabinet also approved
the upgradation of two 132 kV transmission lines.
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The grid substation at
Zainakote is an electricity transmission facility.
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Its capacity will be
increased from 450 Megavolt-Amperes (MVA) to 780 MVA.
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The estimated cost of the
expansion project is ₹67.66 crore.
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Megavolt-Ampere (MVA) is
a unit used to measure apparent power in electrical systems.
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The Cabinet approved the
upgradation of the 132 kV Pampore–Rawalpora transmission line.
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It also approved the
upgradation of the 132 kV Rawalpora–Bemina transmission line.
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The estimated cost of
these transmission line projects is ₹25.47 crore.
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A 132 kV line is part of
a high-voltage transmission network.
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Such lines are used for
bulk electricity transfer.
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The projects were
approved during the sixth meeting of the Council of Ministers.
¨ These projects are part of the power sector infrastructure in Jammu and Kashmir.
¨ Transmission capacity and distribution reliability depend on grid substations and high-voltage transmission lines.
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