Bhubaneswar-Cuttack gets power boost with new 45 km transmission line

BHUBANESWAR: A new 45-km-long transmission line from Nuapada to Pratapsasan was energised on Friday, giving a boost to power supply infrastructure in the Bhubaneswar-Cuttack region.

The line was energised by OPTCL chairman and MD Bhaskar Sarma in presence of director projects BB Mehta, director operations PK Patnaik, ED central zone PK Dash and AK Das Associates Limited MD Amiyakanta Das.

Executed by AK Das Associates, the 220 KV transmission line is a strategic project aimed at strengthening power supply network of Bhubaneswar, Cuttack and their periphery. It will meet the growing demand of electricity in the region.