Power shutdown on April 8 to affect four Nagaland districts for substation commissioning and transmission line work, officials said.
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DIMAPUR — A total shutdown of power supply has been scheduled on April 8 across four district—Tuensang, Noklak, Shamator and Kiphire—in view of transmission work for commissioning of a new substation.
According to a press release issued by the executive engineer of Mokokchung Transmission Division, power supply from the 66/33kV Tuensang substation, 132/33kV GIS Tuensang substation and 132/66/33kV Kiphire substation will remain shut from 8 am to 5 pm.
The shutdown has been necessitated for stringing of 132kV transmission lines at Tuensang and Kiphire to facilitate charging of the new GIS Tuensang substation at rated voltage from the Kiphire substation.
The department informed that the 132kV Kiphire–Tuensang transmission line is scheduled to be test-charged at rated 132kV voltage from the evening of April 8 upon completion of the work.
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Power supply will be affected in Tuensang, Noklak, Shamator and Kiphire districts, including areas under Longkhim and Chare, as well as the Likimro Hydro Project.
The affected feeders include the 132kV Mokokchung–Tuensang and Tuensang–Longleng transmission lines, 66kV Kiphire–Tuensang line, and multiple 33kV feeders covering Tuensang town, Longkhim, Noklak, Kiphire town and Pungro.
The department appealed to the public in the affected areas to extend cooperation and bear the inconvenience during the shutdown period.