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Energy Minister K. J. George promised that Karnataka volition look nary load-shedding successful the coming summer. He added that the State Government is afloat committed to supplying 7 hours of uninterrupted three-phase powerfulness to farmers.
The Minister inaugurated a newly-constructed 110/11 kV powerfulness sub-station astatine Bailuvaddigere village, successful Hosapete taluk of Vijayanagara district, built astatine a outgo of ₹9.28 crore by Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Limited (KPTCL).
The Minister besides performed groundbreaking ceremonies for upcoming sub-stations successful Hosapete municipality (110/11 kV), Nagenahalli (110/11 kV) and Narasimhagiri (66/11 kV).
Mr. George said that the authorities has taken decisive steps to stabilise powerfulness proviso successful presumption of the post-COVID-19 surge successful demand. “In 2024, contempt the request rising from 9,000 MW to astir 18,000 MW, the authorities ensured that farmers and households did not look disruptions. When our authorities took bureau successful 2023, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had instructed the Energy Department to warrant a minimum of 5 hours of continuous supply, and wrong a period this was scaled up to 7 hours without interruption,” helium said.
The Minister said that Karnataka is implementing KUSUM-B and KUSUM-C schemes successful a ngo mode to beforehand decentralised, section powerfulness generation. “Through section star powerfulness injection into section grids, we volition trim request unit and amended proviso reliability,” helium said.
If 40 acres of onshore is made disposable successful the Bailuvaddigere sub-station limits, a 10 MW star works would beryllium installed to fortify the grid and enactment section consumption, helium added.
Commitment to payment schemes
Pointing to the government’s payment commitments, Mr. George said Karnataka is spending ₹55,000 crore annually connected warrant schemes, and ₹20,000 crore successful subsidy for cultivation pump-sets alone.
“Electricity supplied to farmers is not a loss. It boosts nutrient accumulation and strengthens the State’s economy. The authorities is besides providing ₹9,000 crore subsidy nether the Gruha Jyothi strategy to enactment home consumers,” helium said.
Hosapete MLA H. R. Gaviappa, welcoming the projects, said the long-pending request for improved powerfulness infrastructure successful the portion had yet been met. “With caller sub-stations successful Hosapete and adjacent villages, our farmers volition look less outages, and the portion volition spot accelerated progress,” helium said.
Lok Sabha Member from Ballari E. Tukaram, MLAs N.T. Srinivas and M.P. Latha Mallikarjun, KPTCL Managing Director Pankaj Kumar Pandey, elder engineers from KPTCL and officials from assorted departments were present.
