Ludhiana, March 26 -- Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has upgraded its distribution network in key parts of Ludhiana by redistributing load from overburdened feeders.

The department has laid around 4.4 km of high-tension cable and created new feeders to balance the electricity load more efficiently across the network. Officials said this step has helped shift a total load of 10,583 kVA away from heavily stressed lines.

As part of the exercise, around 3,600 kVA load from the Lohara feeder, linked to the 66 kV Giaspura grid, has been shifted to a new Maha Singh Nagar feeder. Similarly, 6,983 kVA load from the Sudhir Forging and Texla Road feeders has been diverted to the newly created Shankar feeder, now connected to the 66...