Madhya Pradesh Power Transmission Company Ltd (MPPTCL) has energized a new power transformer at its Barhi substation.
In a release, MPPTCL said that a new power transformer of 50 MVA capacity has been energized at the 132kV Barhi substation in Katni district.
This transformer, commissioned at a cost of around Rs.6.40 crore, has strengthened the power transmission capacity of Katni district. With the result, about 63,300 agricultural and domestic consumers of 110 villages, including various industrial units of Amarpur and Bharewa in the adjoining Umaria district, MPPTCL said.
Electricity is supplied from the 132kV Barhi substation to urban areas of Katni district, as well as rural areas of the district like Gaurtalai, Kua, Khitauli and Pipariya. Rural areas like Amarpur and Bharewa in the Umaria district are also served by the Barhi substation.
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MPPTCL supplies electricity from the 132kV Barhi substation through four feeders of 33kV. With the installation of this new 50 MVA transformer, the transformation capacity of Barhi substation has increased to 90 MVA, and that of the entire Katni district to 1,653 MVA.
In Katni district, the MP transmission utility transmits electricity through its one 400/220kV substation at Katni and five 132kV substations, located at Katni, Barhi, Kaymore, Dhimarkheda and Sleemanabad.