MESCOM to get ₹1,100 crore for upgrading power infrastructure
The Hindu
Of the Central grants, ₹290 crore to be spent in Dakshina Kannada
Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar said on Monday that Mangaluru Electricity Supply Company Ltd. (MESCOM) will get ₹1,100 crore for upgrading power infrastructure under the Union Government’s Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS). Of the grants, ₹290 crore will be spent in Dakshina Kannada, he said.
The Minister was addressing a gathering at Kukke Subrahmanya after inaugurating power infrastructure projects worth ₹15 crore set up up in Sullia and Kadaba taluks.
The RDSS aims at improving quality, reliability and affordability of power supply through financially strong and operationally efficient distribution systems, besides reducing energy loss.
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