As the monsoon is approaching, the Department of Energy has decided to conduct a transformer maintenance campaign from May 5 to 20 to avoid the transformer-related disasters.
The decision was taken in the wake of an incident last month when a transformer caught fire in Bengaluru. The incident claimed the lives of two people. Officials would give instructions and directions on maintenance of transformers in districts, said Energy Minister V. Sunil Kumar.
“There are plenty of converters older than 15 years in the State and they cause maintenance problems during the rainy season. Damage to the transformer is possible due to rain and thunderstorms/lightning”, the Minister said in a press release. Overload was another major reason. Officers of all levels would be involved in the campaign. Each day the transformers would be inspected and if any defect was found, information and the cause would be sent to head office, he said.
