Present Distribution Licensee catering power
to KODAGU District. CHESCOM Madikeri Division, Chamarajanagar & KODAGU Circle, Points for discussion.
1. Present system: Seven 66 KV & Four numbers of 33KV substations cater
power to Kodagu District (Five Taluks).
KPTCL [ Transco] has plans of upgrading 33 kv
stations to 66KV(Srimangala,Murnad,
Somwarpet, Siddapura) and establish new stations in 2022-23 Annual plan of works.
2. KODAGU District has a geographical area of 4109 Sq km area with 40% Reserve Forest &
Deemed Forest Areas and population of 5,32,000 is fed by
83 nos of 11 kv feeders. Plans for Eight new 66 Kv ss are in pipe line with addition of 32 nos of 11 KV feeders.
3. KUSHALNAGAR 220/66 Kv Main station feeding South and North KODAGU need to be strengthened and out going lines rearranged.
4. Need for additional 220/66KV Receiving station at MADIKERI
District hqs. By horizon year 2026 Load is expected to be of 40
Mws+ as per the projections of Home Stay Owners associations, Kodagu District
Chamber of Commerce and Kodagu Planning Authority. New substations are under
consideration in the Hobli head quarters around MADIKERI.
5. Establishing
substation at MADENADU (Sampaje Hobli) on western part of Madikeri town backed up by Community solar plant to augment power during summer to
arrange quality power to rural areas DTCS of Madenadu, Katakeri, Hebbatageri Karavale Badaga
Galibeedu, Bettathur Kolagadal, Avvandur of Madikeri Kasba/ Sampaje / Bhagamandala now tapped from Raja Seat urban
feeder & different lengthy rural
feeders need to be studied and examined.
6.
KPTCL is requested to consider:
i) extending 66 KV D/c line from Kushalnagar to Somwarpet (Harangi –Jamboor) to
connect existing stations & proposed new Substations of SOMWARPET &
KUSHALNAGAR Taluk on northern parts of KODAGU proposed
to be connected to 66KV Madikeri Lines.
ii) 66KV Dc line from KNR
to SIDDAPURA( Beetikaadu) to feed loads of Ponnampet & Virajpet and improve Voltage profile and save ENERGY.
7. Load growth is
anticipated in MADIKERI CMC area now fed by
six 11kv feeders ( Five urban & One water supply) and in 67 villages of
four hoblis by Ten feeders.
To consider
additional 220 KV Receiving Station to KODAGU for
stable & safe POWER during outages of present single source of 220 Kv DC from Bastipur to Kushalnagar.
8. To consider extending second source of
Power to KODAGU District from Shanthigrama 400/220 KV POWER GRID :
9. Details of distribution
network ( SLD), Peak load in Amps & Megawatts, Energy sent out in feeders per annum, sold ,Aggregate Technical loss
for the year 2021-22 with conductor details at each section of HT
line ( Trunk & Spur ) of Maragodu, Napoklu & Hoddur feeders fed from MURNAD 33/11 KV substation
is urgently requested for examining the need for improvements to
feeder.
10. Project of upgradation of Murnad 33 )11kvto 66)11kv sanctioned long back need to be awarded on turn key basis with 12.5 MVA Transformer and additional feeders tapping the " Madikeri- Virajpet 66 KV Link line " work under progress. Hoddur feeder tail end Consumers are suffering.
11) To consider establishing 33 kv stations in remote forest areas like Peraje Karike Chelavara Bettageri, Galibeedu and other areas as ROW with 18 meters width for 66 KV transmission lines is difficult in western ghat hilly terrain.