Jaipur, February 27, 2025.
With summer around the corner, the energy department Wednesday examined its readiness to maintain an uninterrupted power supply in the state. Additional chief secretary (energy) Alok led a meeting, in which he instructed the engineers of discoms to manage demand-supply efficiently during peak hours.
Alok directed officials to replace defective consumer meters on priority and advised them to avoid issuing bills based on average consumption, which reduced revenue collection.
With the department banking on central schemes like PM-Kusum and PM-Surya Ghar to end free power provided to consumers, the meeting reviewed the progress of these schemes. Nodal officers appointed from the department’s headquarters were directed to expedite the adoption of solar schemes among consumers.
Alok said the feeder-level solarisation through PM-Kusum is key to reducing transmission losses. Generation and consumption of solar power at the local feeder level do not use the long transmission network, he added.
Alok also directed officials, including the Transmission Corporation MD Nathmal Didel, to complete the work of new 33-kV grid substations and feeder separation built under the Union govt’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) for power supply without any tripping, on priority.
“Wherever there is a need to improve the power transmission system, transformers of higher capacity should be installed for better supply. Availability of line material should be ensured,” said Alok. Discoms chairman Aarti Dogra and managing directors of the three discoms were also present in the meeting and provided feedback on the progress of various work.
