Punjab Newsline, Shimla-

The Himachal Pradesh Government has achieved an annual saving of Rs. 6.72 crore by rationalising the Contract Demand (Load Capacity) of electricity connections provided to various government buildings across the State in the first phase. A total of 913 government electricity connections, covering categories such as agriculture, bulk supply, commercial supply, Jal Shakti Vibhag, large industrial supply, non-domestic non-commercial, small industrial and temporary supply, were optimised, reducing total demand charges from Rs 2.05 crore to Rs 1.49 crore per month. This will result in substantial annual savings to the State exchequer.

For instance, the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, Shimla, earlier had a contract demand of 1350 kVA, which was brought down to 858 kVA, s

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