Assocham seeks Center to punish states for overdrawing power
In a bid to bring grid discipline, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) asked Centre shall not hesitate to penalize the states for over-drawing from grid."In the face of sweltering heat in most parts of the country pushing demand for electricity, the authorities should announce that maintaining a grid discipline will remain sacrosanct and it will not hesitate to penalise the states over-drawing power from the transmission lines," the industry lobby said in a statement.It said aerial patrolling of transmission lines along with better emergency restoration systems should become priorities.The chamber further said: "It is evident not enough investment has been made in upgrading transmission systems and transformers."The local transmission network companies not only in Delhi but also in other states should install high-Technology systems such as aerial patrolling of the high voltage lines and transmission, better emergency restoration systems, preventive maintenance and online equipment monitoring," it added."A country aiming to grow by a double digit and wanting to become global manufacturing hub cannot afford to compromise on continuous and quality supply of power,” it said.
In a bid to bring grid discipline, the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Assocham) asked Centre shall not hesitate to penalize the states for over-drawing from grid."In the face of sweltering heat in most parts of the country pushing demand for electricity, the authorities should announce that maintaining a grid discipline will remain sacrosanct and it will not hesitate to penalise the states over-drawing power from the transmission lines," the industry lobby said in a statement.It said aerial patrolling of transmission lines along with better emergency restoration systems should become priorities.The chamber further said: "It is evident not enough investment has been made in upgrading transmission systems and transformers."The local transmission network companies not only in Delhi but also in other states should install high-Technology systems such as aerial patrolling of the high voltage lines and transmission, better emergency restoration systems, preventive maintenance and online equipment monitoring," it added."A country aiming to grow by a double digit and wanting to become global manufacturing hub cannot afford to compromise on continuous and quality supply of power,” it said.
