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BBMB achieves one of highest machine & transmission system availability

Chandigarh, Apr 4 (UNI) Complying with the Government guidelines pertaining to lockdown and social distancing, the Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) is running its power houses and sub-stations with requisite manpower and achieved one of the highest machine availability of 98.94 per cent during 2019-20 against 97.95 per cent for the last year 2018-19.
According to a release here on Saturday, the BBMB has also recorded all time high transmission system availability of 99.82 per cent during 2019-20 as compared to 99.69 per cent during the year 2018-19.
All BBMB power houses have surpassed generation targets set for them individually by the Central Electricity Authority and generated total of 12,176 million units of energy as against target of 9470 million units. By maintaining optimum generation scheduling and close monitoring under Availability Based Tariff (ABT) regime, the BBMB has accrued additional revenue of Rs 25.32 crore during the year 2019-20.
The Board has maintained all the essential services at all its project stations, sub-stations and at Head office and is contributing continuously towards Nation’s fight against COVID-19 through its hospitals, ambulances free of charge to public and also by deploying men and machineries.
The BBMB is also helping daily wage laborers by providing them cooked food and ration items at all its project stations like Nangal, Talwara, BSL Project at Sundernagar and also at Chandigarh.
BBMB Chairman D K Sharma congratulated all the employees of BBMB for their untiring efforts to surpass the target and achieving one of the highest machine and transmission system availability.
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