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October 2026

Details: Written by: JK Monitor News Network; Category: Headlines; Published: 15 December 2024

SRINAGAR: Principal Secretary, Power Development Department (PDD), H. Rajesh Prasad, today had a review meeting regarding the status of power scenario in the Union Territory here at Civil Secretariat. “Ensure strict adherence to the power curtailment schedule besides avoiding unscheduled cuts,” the Principal Secretary asked the PDD officers.

Present in the meeting were officers of KPDCL/JKPTCL including Mahmood Ahmad Shah, Managing Director KPDCL, Engineer Ruhaila Wani, Managing Director JKPTCL, Chief Engineers of various wings, Superintending Engineers, Chief Electrical Inspector and Executive Engineers of O&M and STD divisions. A brief report about present power scenario in valley and availability of buffer stock for winter season was discussed in detail during the meeting.

Chief Engineer Distribution KPDCL presented the details of load scenario and deliberated on the operational Load Curtailment Program (LCP). It was informed that around 8-10% of additional electricity is being supplied to valley in comparison to previous year. On an average, 1600MW are being supplied to valley with peak load to the tune of 1750MW.

The Principal Secretary asked the officers of KPDCL for providing power as per Load Curtailment schedule without any unscheduled cuts with strict monitoring of the deviation (if any). He also asked for regular monitoring of AT&C loss of every11kV feeder so that corrective measure be taken to plug the loss so as to provide quality and reliable power supply across the valley. He further directed the officers for intensifying enforcement drives to curb the menace of power pilferage and use of unauthorized excess load.

Rajesh Prasad also reviewed the availability of transformers (DTs) and spare material with the Divisional and Central Store of KPDCL to tackle any urgency. Chief Engineer Distribution apprised that sufficient stock of buffer DTs and spare material is available for quick restoration of power supply in case of any outages.

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