India is continuing with its ambitious program to put more power cabling underground for greater grid security and is using trenchless technology to make it happen.
The Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation (CESC) is laying 110km of underground cables in Mysuru, aimed at reducing power disruptions caused by adverse weather conditions and technical faults.
The initial project begun in 2020 aimed at converting overhead power lines into underground cables has now resumed with a new injection of funds, the Star of Mysuru reports.
An initial budget of about $45 million completed about 30 percent of the work, it said, but this has now been doubled and will look at undergrounding the cables across four whole divisions in the city.
The project will utilise horizontal drilling techniques to lay the cables between pillar boxes and control points, better enhancing the systems security.
The report noted that the traditional overhead wire system had proved highly vulnerable during extreme weather, resulting in frequent power outages, substantial losses and even electrocutions.
