The government of Goa has firmed up plans to upgrade the electricity transmission and distribution network across the state at a cost of Rs 1,000 crore. An administrative approval has been already granted for the works and the tendering process will start soon.
The work for transforming, upgrading and strengthening the power infrastructure will be completed within two years. The aim is to bring down the power transmission and distribution losses from the current 18 percent to about five to seven percent. Some of the power lines in the state were installed nearly 30 years ago and require urgent repairs.
The state, which does not have its own power generating plant, depends on the western and southern grids for the supply, which reaches around 550 to 575 MW during peak hours. The power department has prepared a detail project for upgrading the infrastructure.
The upgradation work will include replacement of old power conductors, transformers, and laying new underground and overhead cables and poles.