MSETCL asked to submit plan to improve transmission network

State energy minister Chandrakant Bawankule today directed the Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company (MSETCL) to submit a detailed plan on improving the transmission network till 2030.

In a meeting with the officials of MSETCL here today, Bawankule said considering the amount of development happening in the state, especially in Mumbai, the company should prepare a detailed transmission network plan till 2030.

"The demand for electricity in the state will continue to increase. In order to provide uninterrupted power supply, it is necessary that we strengthen our transmission network," he said.

Bawankule, who visited the state load dispatch centre and the control room at Kalwa in the neighbouring Thane district, told the officials that they should adopt world-class technologies for this, while the state government will take care of funding.

"Funds will not be a problem. MSETCL should use world-class technology for strengthening the systems and also avoid any untoward incidents in future," he added.

Earlier in June, a trip in a transmission grid in Kalwa resulted in a fire that engulfed the cables of two units which led to massive power outages across suburban Mumbai and its satellite cities of Thane and Navi Mumbai.

The grid at Kalwa that operated on a total of three units is currently handling the load with a single unit, said officials from the state energy distribution company, Mahadiscom.