MESCOM to Get ₹1,100 Crore For Upgrading Power Facilities in The District

Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar said that Mangalore 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 RDSS aims at improving quality, reliability and affordability of power supply through financially strong and operationally efficient distribution systems, besides reducing energy loss. The Minister said that the scheme allows for replacing old power supply lines, setting up more sub-stations and to take up other infrastructure projects needed to have efficient distribution systems.