Around 1.3 million transformer failures occur in India annually

Around 1.3 million transformer failures occur in India annually due to multiple reasons like poor repair and unbalanced loading, along with weather effects, a government committee has said.

A power transformer is an important equipment used in the transmission and distribution of electricity.

In a meeting on Distribution Transformer, it has been highlighted that the “national distribution transformer failure rate averages around 10 per cent, amounting to nearly 1.3 million transformer failures annually”.