Dimapur, Dec. 12 (EMN): The Commissioner and Secretary (Power) KD Vizo informed on Tuesday that the new 20 MVA transformer at Nagarjan sub-station will start operation from Dec, 13, thus increasing the total capacity to 50 MVA.
"It is to inform the general citizens that the department of Power is finally putting the new 20 MVA transformer at Nagarjan sub-station in operation on 13th December 2017 and by this process 50 MVA transformer capacity will be functioning at Nagarjan sub-station,” a press release informed.
“Some portion of the earlier Nagarjan sub-station load has also been shifted to 20 MVA Sovima sub-station and with this arrangement, Metha Colony at Dimapur will be having about 20 MVA load allocation and the other parts of Dimapur will be getting almost the same capacity that is prevailing before the unfortunate fire incident," stated the commissioner. He also stated that the department is ready to commission another new '24 MVA transformer' at Kohima that will ensure better management of power-rationing in the state capital.
The commissioner also announced that the approval for the purchase of a one new 100 MVA transformer to be installed at Nagarjan sub-station as a 'permanent solution' has been done by the government and that engineers were on the job to finalise the purchase.
"All out effort will be given to install and commission the equipment in the shortest possible time," he stated. Vizo also informed that most of the small distribution transformers across the state were also overloaded due to use of non-efficient incandescent bulbs and other 'non-economical practices' during the festive season.
He requested all the 'rich' consumers to use power efficient compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) and Light Emitting Diode (LED) bulbs so that even poor people may be in a position to have at least a bulb glowing in their homes.
Vizo also thanked the consumers of Dimapur for co-operation during the period following the transformer breakdown at Nagarjan sub-station.
