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Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping lays foundation of POWERGRID 400/220 kV GIS sub-station

New Delhi, 08.01.2015 :  Union Minister of Road Transport & Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari laid the foundation of 400/220 kV sub-station with 2000 MVA Capacity of POWERGRID at Tugalkabad, Delhi . The function was presided over by Piyush Goyal, Union Minister of State (IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy. Ramesh Bidhuri, Member of Parliament, senior officials of Ministry of Power, Delhi Power Department and POWERGRID officials were also present at the foundation laying ceremony.

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On this occasion, Union Minister of State(IC) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy said that various projects are being implemented by the Government for strengthening the power system in Delhi. After implementation of these schemes Delhi residents will no longer need to depend on their diesel generators and invertors for power supply. 5 Lac LED lights will be installed in Delhi with an approximate cost of Rs. 500 Crores. These schemes will also help Delhi in reducing the overall power consumption.