Despite Bescom’s claims to “closely monitor” the condition of transformers, data accessed by DH shows that the transformer failure rate in the jurisdiction of the power utility agency has only increased.
While the failure rate was at 6.96% in 2018-19, it rose to 7.5% in 2020-21 and stood at 7% in 2021-22 (until February 2022).
Bescom officials attributed the failures to a rise in unauthorised connections and adverse weather conditions.
“Unauthorised connections increase the load on the transformers resulting in failures; 75% of our failures are due to such an increase in the load. Also, the systems are not able to handle the increasing heat during the summer,” a Bescom official said.
