Leh, December 26: On the joyous occasion of Christmas and an early Losar gift, the Power Development Department (PDD), Ladakh, has done a commendable job of providing 24X7 electricity to the largest Tibetan settlement — Rebal Sumdho and Sumdho TR in Nyoma block of Leh district under the centrally sponsored scheme Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY).
As of December 25, the residents of the two remote villages have been successfully connected to the National Grid. Other village...
Leh, December 26: The Advisor to Hon’ble Lt. Governor UT Ladakh, Umang Narula chaired a meeting to review the status of various ‘Centrally Sponsored Schemes’ of Power Development Department (PDD) and Ladakh Renewable Energy Development Agency (LREDA) and Kargil Renewable Energy Development Agency (KREDA) at the Secretariat.
During the meeting, the officials briefed the Advisor about the electrification of villages under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), a scheme designed to...
Leh, December 9: The Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) was signed today between Chief Engineer, Power Development Department, UT Ladakh, Ghulam Ahmad Mir and Senior Manager (Projects), SECI, Debajyoti Bordoloi in the presence of Administrative Secretary, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar. It was informed that the PPA is for buying power from SECI from the 50MWdc Solar project with battery storage being developed with CFA under PMDP-2015, at Taru, Leh.
Also, it was further informed that the power fro...
LEH, 28 October 2021: Secretary Power & NRE, UT Ladakh, Ravinder Kumar chaired a meeting at Civil Secretariat Leh to discuss and review the energy requirements of UT Ladakh.
During the meeting, Secretary Power & NRE, Ladakh directed the concerned officers to make an energy plan for the next 10-15 years keeping in mind the present energy scenario, future energy demand and supply scenario in the UT down the line of 10-15 years minimum.
Secretary stressed upon various factors such as the...
KARGIL, OCTOBER 03, 2021: As a part of the series of events being held under Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, Power Development Department (PDD) Kargil relayed public announcements with regard to the judicious use of electricity here today.
The announcement van of the department relayed announcements at various locations in and around Kargil Town imparting awareness to the general population about avoiding the misuse of electricity and its judicious use, timely payment of electricity bills to avoid s...
Leh, Sept. 15: Women achievers from Leh met Women Executives of Powergrid today in a function organisedby the Northern Region- II of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (POWERGRID) in coordination with the Social Welfare Department of UT Ladakh. The function organised under the banner of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrated women empowerment. Girl students of EJM College Leh were invited to interact with the speakers.
Secretary, Hr. Edu. & Social Welfare, Ladakh, Padma Angmo, who was th...
Leh,Sept. 08: Administrative Secretary, Power Development Department, Ravinder Kumar, today, chaired a meeting to review the progress of pending issues of Wildlife and Forest Department against ongoing works of Power Development Department under Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) of DDUGJY and PMDP, in his office Chamber at Civil Secretariat, Leh, UT Ladakh.
Threadbare discussions were held on various issues such as wildlife, Forest clearance for Nyoma and Durbuk PDD Transmission lines, co...
The border Villages of Batalik sector were the most affected during the 1999 Indo-Pak proxy war. You can still witness the damages it caused to public property. People still remember the horrifying days of bombshells falling on their houses. This is the place where our martyrs sacrificed their lives to protect the integrity of the country in 1999.
Batalik sector is 50kms from the District Headquarter, Kargil, in Union Territory of Ladakh and one has to traverse Hambutingla (Pass), 4000 me...
KARGIL, JULY 25, 2021: Border area villages in Batalik sector connected with Northern grid with the charging of newly constructed 11 KV line from Barche to Garkone village, tweeted LAHDC Kargil.
With the installation of the line, people of the area will get a 24×7 uninterrupted quality power supply.
Earlier the whole area from village Lalung to Darchiks was fed from three No of diesel generators.
On the occasion, Chairman and Chief Executive Councillor LAHDC Kargil Feroz Ahmad Khan congratulate...
Leh, June 30: Secretary Power & NRE Department, Ravinder Kumar convened a meeting with Kailash Rathore, Executive Director, POWERGRID and G.A. Mir, Chief Engineer, Distribution, PDD Ladakh to review the progress of DDUGJY and PMDP Rural Schemes under implementation by POWERGRID.
Secretary, Ravinder reviewed the rural electrification works under DDUGJY and PMDP Rural being implemented by POWERGRID in Leh and Kargil districts of UT Ladakh.
Executive Director, POWERGRID assured the Secre...
