Construction of LILO of Kishenganj-Darbhanga 400kV Transmission Line

Union Minister R. K. Singh has laid foundation stone for construction of LILO of Kishenganj-Darbhanga 400kV Transmission Line at Saharsa in Bihar through a virtual event. The execution agency for the ₹ 100 crore worth project is POWERGRID Ltd., a central PSU under Ministry of Power.

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Key-Points

The execution agency for the ₹ 100 crore worth project is POWERGRID Ltd., a central PSU under Ministry of Power.

On completion of the Kishenganj-Darbhanga 400kV Transmission Line project, Power scenario of the Saharsa district including Supaul, Khagaria and Begusarai districts shall improve.

Saharsa is located in extreme Northern Part of Bihar and is a flood prone area due to inflow of water from Nepal.

The substation is the part of an electrical supply system which transmits the high voltage from the generating substations to the local distribution networks.

In LILo (Line In Line Out) Substation, a long distribution line is brought in and brought out from newly created substation as shown below. This scheme is bit expensive because of the need of an extra layout. But it is more secure.