Delhi government has formulated a Islanding Scheme to ensure uninterrupted electricity supply for essential services in the national capital during Grid failure. The proposed Scheme will isolate Delhi's power system from the regional grid and after isolation,emergency loads of essential serives like Delhi Metro , water treatment plant, Indian Railways and hospitals will be provided uninterrupted power supply. In a Joint press confernece with Delhi chief minister Shilea Dixit in New Delhi, Union Power Mnsiter, Veerappa Moily said that Delhi is the first state to fromulate such scheme to overcome grid disturbance problem. He said, following two incidents of grid failure in the last week of July this year, all states had been asked to adopt Islanding schemes in consultation with Central Electricity Authority and Powergrid. Mr Moily also aksed other states to prepare such schemes in this regard. While highlihting the objectives of the Islanding Scheme, Delhi Chief Minsiter Shiela Dikshit said that the proposed scheme will be operational within three months.
News On AIR | October 17, 2012 2:03 PM
Delhi govt formulates Islanding Scheme for uninterrupted electricity supply