Tuesday, 12 July 2016

India's first smart grid to come up in Gurgaon

  • The Union government has set in motion the process of rewarding performing states under Uday, the flagship programme in power sector and It would extend support to the country’s first smart grid project to be set up at Gurgaon in Haryana, which has been a performing state under the debt restructuring programme for state-owned power distribution companies.
  • For the first phase of smart grid project, the Union government would extend a grant of Rs 273 crore to the state. The assistance to Haryana would be given from the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) for Rs 7,000-crore project, the first phase of which would cost Rs 1,382 crore
  • The smart grid project would ensure 24X7 quality power supply to the city which depends on diesel gensets due to irregular power cuts
Important Question for Competitive Exam from this Current Affairs:
  1. India's first smart grid to come up in which state: a)Haryana b)Kerala c)Maharashtra d)Tamil Nadu
source: business standard
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