POWER SHUTDOWN

PANJIM, DECEMBER 12, 2024 Agrahayana 21, 1946

The Electricity Department has planned a Shutdown for replacement of existing ACSR with ACCC HTLS “DRAKE” conductor on the 220 KV PXR line .The Shutdown is required on both the 220 KV circuits i.e 220 KV Ponda-Xeldem & 220 KV API Ambewadi feeding 220/110/33/11 KV Xeldem sub station.

Therefore Shutdown will be availed for 220/110/33/11 KV Xeldem sub station, 220/33KV Cuncolim sub station along with their associated 33KV S/S, 220KV, 110KV and 33KV lines on Sunday December 15, 2024 from 7.00 a.m to 5.00 p.m. Consequent upon this there will be No Power Supply to all the associated 220KV/110KV/33KV Sub-Stations & lines in South Goa. Hence there will be No Power Supply during the above period in the South-Goa areas of Canacona, Sanguem and Quepem and part of Salcete.

Areas affected are entire talukas of Canacona, Sanguem and Quepem, part of salcete, i.e (Cuncolim, Cuncolim Industrial estate, Velim, Bali, Fatorpa, Nessai, Carmona, Benaulim, Varca, Colva, and NaveIan), all 33KV & 110KV consumers at Verna Industrial Estate, part of Dharbandora taluka i.e. village panchayat Kirlapal-Dabal, Shigao-Collem, Mollem and part of Ponda Taluka i.e. village panchayat Panchawadi and Selaulim water works at Xelpem.

This shutdown is purely for maintenance of 220KV and 110 KV EHV (Extra High Voltage) interstate and intrastate lines and EHV substation at Xeldem and Cuncolim.

DI/INF/AXP/AS/PN/2024/935