Power Minister lays foundation stone for augmentation of POWERGRID’s Ara sub-station
Shri R. K. Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy, laid the foundation stone for the augmentation of 220/132 kV POWERGRID Ara Substation.
Power Minister lays foundation stone for augmentation of POWERGRID’s Ara sub-station
NEW DELHI- Shri R. K. Singh, Hon'ble Union Minister of Power, New and Renewable Energy, laid the foundation stone for the augmentation of 220/132 kV POWERGRID Ara Substation on 10 MAY 2023.
Shri Bijendra Prasad Yadav, Hon'ble Energy Minister, Bihar, Shri Amrendra Pratap Singh, Hon'ble MLA, Ara, Shri Raghavendra Pratap Singh, Hon'ble MLA, Barhara, Smt. Kiran Devi, Hon'ble MLA, Sandesh, Mr. Awadhesh Narayan Singh, Hon'ble Member, Bihar Legislative Council, Smt. Indu Devi, Mayor, Ara, Smt. Poonam Devi, Deputy Mayor, Ara, Chairman and Managing Director of POWERGRID Shri K. Sreekant and senior government officials were present on the occasion.
The augmentation of POWERGRID Ara sub-station will increase the total transformation capacity of the sub-station to 560 MVA.
Read Also : NLCIL to declare Final Dividend, and Q4 results on May 15Speaking on the occasion, Shri R. K. Singh said that the initiative will speed up the pace of development in Ara, and give boost to economic and social development of the region through a strong power infrastructure.
“This initiative would facilitate meeting demand of electricity for the next 10 years in Ara. Uninterrupted power supply will lead to industrial and commercial development of the area and also improve power availability in Bhojpur, Buxar and Rohtas districts. It will further strengthen Ara's connectivity with the national grid,” Shri Singh added.
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Apart from the core business of power transmission, POWERGRID, a Maharatna PSU of the Government of India, is playing a leading role in impacting lives through multifarious social development initiatives under the slogan of “POWERGRID - Transmitting Power, Transforming Lives”.
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