The Noida Authority is gearing up to set up power substations of 33/11 kilo volt (kV) of 2x10 MVA in the nine locations, including Sectors 45, 75, 78, 145, and 155, among others.

Currently, work is underway to ramp up transmission facilities as power demand increases during the summer months. With the development and expansion of sectors under Noida authority, the power distribution network is also being expanded to cater to the increasing load, besides ensuring improved supply to residents of existing sectors.

In the first phase, the e-tendering process has been initiated for five sectors (151, 155, 156, 162 and 164), and substations will be set up at a cost of Rs 51 crore. The tenders for the remaining four sectors (45, 75, 78 and 145) will be floated in the second phase. Around Rs 10-12 crore is invested in setting up a single substation, and its capacity varies depending upon the area and the number of households it would cater to.

The power ramp-up by way of new power substations aims to decentralise and distribute the existing load of substations. The move will ensure improved power supply to residents of Noida. Work on strengthening power infrastructure and increasing the capacity of the existing power transmission network, replacing transformers, etc, is to be carried out by Paschimanchal Vidyut Vitran Nigam (PVVNL) under Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation in different areas of the city.