Daijiworld Media Network - Panaji

Panaji, Oct 26: The main 220 kVA lines feeding Tivim station that caters the district tripped around 2 pm on Sunday, October 25 which caused power outage in North Goa. Stephen Fernandes, superintending engineer of North Goa said that within two hours the lines were recharged, however, some areas like Bardez received power much later.

Engineers from Goa as well as the Mumbai of the western region reasoned for delay stating thorough analysis into the fault caused both the lines to trip. "It took time to restore power because we had to analyze the fault and wait for a code from the western region office to recharge the lines again," Fernandes said.

Parts of North Goa such as Kadamba Plateau, Panaji, Altinho, Santa Cruz and Ribandar were fed via the Ponda substation during the power outage. The power outage caused inconvenience to the Dusshera celebrations.

"It is due to problems like this that we require a ring feed for Goa. The Goa Tanmar project is required because it will be a second feed at 400 kV level for the state. The substation at Dharbandora will be a second feed for Goa and will take care of these kinds of problems," Fernandes added.