RTI/005 (initiated on 11th April, 2007; reply received on 3rd May, 2007)

1. Does TNEB - Tuticorin ever do load shedding in any part of Tuticorin District at any time during the year?
   
   There is no scheduled load shedding done in any part of Tuticorin district during the year.
   
   The state load despatch centre is governing (SLDC/Chennai) the optimum scheduling and despatch of electricity within the state through the state sub load despatch centre (SSLDC) Madurai for this area.
   
   On the direction of state load despatch centre, shedding of load will be carried out to maintain load and generation balance for the security of the network.
   
   
2. From where does Kayalpatnam get its electricity?
   
   Kayalpatnam gets electricity supply from Arumuganeri 110/13-11 KV SS through a 11 KV feeder named Arumuganeri Kayalpatnam 11 KV feeder.
   
   
3. Is there any scheduled load shedding in effect in Kayalpatnam during this season - March, April, May 2007?
   
   There is no specific scheduled load shedding in Kayalpatnam area.
   
   Load shedding condition was necessitated due to loss of any circuit, equipment or any operational condition that may occur in the distribution network. Hence based on the instruction of state sub load despatch centre, Madurai, shedding of loads was carried out in almost all the feeders of Arumuganeri 110/33-11 KV SS on rotational basis to maintain load generation.
   
   Now the position has improved and the shedding of load in Kayalpatnam was not carried out after 16.04.2007
   
   
4. If yes (load shedding is there), give a schedule (dates and time) of load shedding - as applicable to Kayalpatnam.
   
   It is intimated that there is no proposal for any scheduled load shedding in Kayalpatnam feeder
   
   
5. Please provide a photocopy/photocopies of any relevant government/department order that authorises power cuts at scheduled times to Kayalpatnam.
   
   Not applicable
   
   
6. Is there a weekly power cut in place in Kayalpatnam on Tuesdays (or any other day of the week)? If yes, on what basis, this is done? Please provide photocopy of any relevant government/department order authorising this.
   
   Only monthly maintenance works are being carried out in substation and there is no weekly maintenance
   
   
7. Published period of power cut is usually 9am to 1pm for weekly power cuts. Why is the power restored - on almost all those days - only well after 1pm (usually 3pm or later)?
   
   Usually the monthly maintenance work is being carried out between 9am to 1 pm. Sometimes, the maintenance may get extended to 3pm.
   
   
8. In addition to weekly power cuts, is there any scheduled daily power cut in place in Kayalpatnam? If yes, on what basis, this is done? Please provide photocopy of any relevant government/department order authorising this.
   
   There is no weekly power cut in force and there is no scheduled daily power cut.