APEPDCL suffers loss of Rs 2.15 crore due to heavy winds and rain

Visakhapatnam: Heavy winds and rain caused damage to the power infrastructure of Andhra Pradesh Eastern Power Distribution Company Limited (EPDCL), estimated at around Rs 2.15 crore. The discom restored power supply on a war footing across its jurisdiction covering East Godavari, West Godavari, Eluru, Dr B R Ambedkar Konaseema, Kakinada, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam and Alluri Sitarama Raju districts by Friday evening.

EPDCL CMD Immadi Prudhvi Tej said personnel worked round the clock in rain-hit and wind-affected circles to restore supply. As per preliminary estimates, 243 KV feeders (East Godavari 80, West Godavari 66, Eluru 44, Konaseema 23, Kakinada 5, Vizianagaram 2, Visakhapatnam 10 and ASR Paderu 13) and 1,230 of 11 KV feeders (East Godavari 223, West Godavari 415, Eluru 462, Konaseema 67, Vizianagaram 24, Visakhapatnam 25 and ASR Paderu 14) were restored.

Fallen trees, branches and flex boards damaged infrastructure, affecting about 808 electric poles (East Godavari 369, West Godavari 157, Eluru 40, Konaseema 200, Kakinada 20, ASR Paderu 22), 176 DTRs (East Godavari 35, West Godavari 17, Konaseema 118, Kakinada 2, ASR Paderu 4) and 38.46 km of conductors (East Godavari 23.7, West Godavari 6.14, Eluru 2.31, Konaseema 2.31 and Kakinada 4). He said the restoration was expedited due to prior availability of poles, conductors, transformers, vehicles and machinery in the affected areas.