Power Minister of Goa emphasised that the Goa Tamnar Transmission Project Ltd. (GTTPL) will be instrumental in fulfilling the increasing requirements for reliable power supply. Additionally, there was underground cabling work: laying a 33 kV double circuit cable from the Porvorim substation to the Saligao substation.
September 2, 2022
Power Minister of Goa Ramkrishna ‘Sudin’ Dhavalikar said that INR 10 crore would be spent in each state constituency to take up underground cabling – as published in a leading news daily. The state government will generate money to initiate underground cabling projects.
The Power Minister also asserted that the Goa Tamnar Transmission Project Ltd. (GTTPL) is the need of the hour to serve the rising requirements for reliable power supply in the region.
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He also informed about the significant efforts of the government to ensure the availability of an uninterrupted power supply in Goa.
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In 2021, Goa Electricity Department had taken up the conversion work of HT and LT overhead power lines to cover conductors in Querim, Veling, Priol, and Cuncolim in the Priol constituency in the state. Additionally, there was other significant underground cabling work: laying 33 kV double circuit cable from Porvorim substation to Saligao substation, and conversion work of overhead to the underground in Cuncolim Industrial Estate.