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All possible steps taken to check power cuts: BSES

Staff Reporter

`Rainy season brings with it a unique set of problems beyond the control of discoms'

NEW DELHI: With power cuts in many parts of the Capital continuing despite the arrival of the monsoon, the power distribution company BSES has clarified that while it has taken all possible steps to provide uninterrupted power supply, the rainy season brings with it a unique set of problems which are at times beyond the control of the discoms.

Heavy rain, waterlogging, strong winds and uprooting of trees threaten the distribution system and the safety parameters, forcing the discoms to resort to load-shedding and unscheduled outages, BSES said, adding that it had directed its Operations and Maintenance personnel to attend to every such problem instantly.

BSES said special measures initiated by it to improve supply include adoption of safety measures as the rain-soaked power distribution system increases possibility of outages, electrocution and over-loading due to shortage of power and problem of low frequency.

During the monsoon months, it said, the incidence of damage to overhead cables and transformers due to falling of trees and branches goes up. Also, to safeguard human lives and equipment, it becomes necessary at times to switch off the overhead lines as a precautionary measure.

Moreover, as the possibility of underground cables getting damaged on account of waterlogging and seepage of moisture increases, augmentation work in the form of replacement and repair of underground buried cables also increases. Simultaneously, overloading of low-tension feeders on account of drawl of excessive load by customers also often leads to breakdowns.

Declaring that efforts are made to respond to these issues at the earliest, the discom said due to the increase in the faults, the power disruptions remain. It had been trying to tide over the issues like the current shortage of power and incidence of low frequency in Northern Grid.

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