Jammu and Kashmir: Mir Bazar Grid Station to be upgraded
Srinagar: The Administrative Council today approved the proposal of Power DevelopmentDepartment to augment the capacity of 220/132 KV Mir Bazar grid station from 320MVA to 475 MVA at an estimated cost of Rs. 29.92 crores.
Once the grid station is commissioned at the new capacity, the power supply willimprove manifold to cater to the demands of emerging consumer base includingindustrial and commercial segments. It will also improve reliability, distributionefficiency, voltage profile, reduction in faults, and voltage variations.
The Mir Bazar grid station which was commissioned in 2011 with a connected gridcapacity of about 390 MVA, is presently feeding power to 4 districts of South KashmirAnantnag, Kulgam, Sopian, and Pulwama.
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