Ghaziabad: Vasundhara is set to receive three new substations of 33/11 kV capacity each. These substations will be built in Sectors 2, 3, and 7 by Vasundhara Awas Vikas Yojna (VAVY). The Sector 7 substation is expected to be delivered by Dec this year, while the other two will be ready by mid-2025, officials said.
In addition to these three, a 220 kV substation which is currently under construction in the area, will be ready by Oct 2025. The substation, which TOI previously reported on in July, is being built under the public-private partnership (PPP) model by the Jewar Transmission Limited (JTL).
Together, the four new substations will help alleviate issues related to overloading, distribution networks, and power demands of over 20,000 consumers in Vasundhara and nearby Vaishali and Sahibabad. Currently, Vasundhara's power demand is being met by 400 kV substations in Indirapuram and Muradnagar.
"With the increasing electricity demand, the discom has planned to build a 33/11 kV substation in nearly every sector of Vasundhara. Under this, three new substations of 33/11 kV are being built in Sectors 2, 3, and 7," Amit Saxena, executive engineer, Ghaziabad power department, told TOI.
According to Saxena, a proposal for the land and construction of the three 33/11 kV substations has been accepted by VAVY. Land has been designated for the same in sectors 2, 3, and 7. A fourth 33/11 kV substation is proposed to come up in Sector 5, for which approval is awaited. Each substation is being built at a cost of around Rs 8 crore to 10 crore.
The Sector 7 substation, which is operational and currently undergoing testing, is expected to be handed over to the discom by Dec this year. The two substations proposed to come up in sectors 2 and 3 are still awaiting budget sanction, which is expected by Dec as well. "Following the budget approval, tendering will commence in Jan, and construction is expected to start in Feb or March 2025," said Saxena, adding that it takes about 4-5 months to build a substation.