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New Delhi, August 6, 2010 Press Release


BSES all set to ‘power’ CWG venues

All Electricity related work completed at a cost of Rs 74 crore



BRPL and BYPL are all set to power the 19th Commonwealth Games, beginning October 3, 2010. In tandem with others civic agencies like DDA, CPWD and PWD, BRPL and BYPL had prepared a blueprint to strengthen and augment the distribution network in all the stadia, guest houses and other Games venues in their licensed area. Working under tight-schedules, BSES is well on-track to complete the CWG work, it has been tasked with. Infact, the task to strengthen the distribution work has been completed in all the 12 Games venues.


There are a total of 12 CWG venues in BSES’ area (BRPL 9, BYPL 3), including the Commonwealth Games Village and the International Media Centre. These include - 7 competition venues (BRPL 5, BYPL 2); 3 Training venues; Commonwealth Games Village and 1 International Media Centre.


BSES has executed projects around Rs 74 crore (BRPL 34, BYPL 40) for creating and strengthening the power infrastructure at various Games venues by installing new Panels, Feeders and Cables. In fact, for the Commonwealth Games Village, BYPL has set-up a state-of-the-art 66/11 KV Grid Sub-station.


Moreover, the infrastructure at all the CWG stadia has been created / augmented, keeping in mind the future scalability and requirements in mind. They have more than 100% surplus capacity available. For example – even though the requested load at the JL Nehru Stadium is 12 MVA, the capacity created is 28 MVA (133% surplus).


S.No

Games Venue

Events

Cost


(Rs, Cr)

Load Released (MVA)

Capacity Created (MVA)

1

JLN Stadium

Opening / Closing ceremonies / Athletics / Weightlifting

5.2

12

28

2

Karni Singh Range

Shooting

7.70

2.5

5

3

Siri Fort Sports Complex

Squash and Badminton

2.04

4.3

5

4

New Siri Fort Sports Complex

Training Venue

2.77

852 KVA

5

5

Saket Sports Complex

Training Venue

5.99

589 KVA

5

6

Thyagraj Sports Complex

Netball

8.4

7

14

7

R K Khanna**

Tennis

1.3

1.6

5

8

Yamuna Sports Complex

Badminton

2.74

4.2

5

10

I G Stadium*

Cycling / Gymnastics / Wrestling


11.8

11.8

11

International Media Centre


0.08

7

14

* work done by CPWD/SAI; ** work completed. will be energised in a couple of days



In addition, a state-of-the-art 66/11 KV Commonwealth Games Grid was set-up to power the Commonwealth Games Village. To ensure uninterrupted power supply and to take care of any unforeseen eventuality, this Grid substation has two 25 MVA transformers - one primary and the other, its back up. Even if the primary transformer fails for some reason, the backup transformer will immediately take over and ensure continuance of uninterrupted power supply. Together with this, the electrification of the Commonwealth Games Village was executed at a cost of over Rs 40 crore.


Speaking about Games preparedness, a BSES spokesperson said, “Gearing up to play a role as a major stakeholder for ensuring the success of the Commonwealth Games 2010, BSES is preparing to meet the challenges of providing uninterrupted and stable power supply.”


“We are all set to play our role as the host discom. BRPL and BYPL have been continuously engaged in sprucing up and augmenting their infrastructure by deploying world class technologies like SCADA and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). These technologies are helping BSES streamline its distribution network and aiding in faster identification-isolation-and restoration of faults”, added the spokesperson.


BRPL and BYPL, Delhi’s premier power distribution companies are committed to ensuring quality and reliable electricity supply to all their consumers.

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