Over 400 transformers damaged in 4 years in Madurai
The New Indian Express Madurai|December 16, 2024
HUNDREDS of electricity transformers in Madurai district have been damaged or have to be taken off service for repair and rectification over the last four years due to suspected overload and lack of timely maintenance of these resources by the authorities, social activists said.
SARAVANAN MP @ Madurai
Over 400 transformers damaged in 4 years in Madurai

According to sources, there are about 6,000 distribution transformers of different categories from 16KV to 500 KV in Madurai district. Of these, about 3,000 of them are 100 KV transformers.

According to an RTI reply sourced by an activist, about 457 transformers have undergone repair and rectification in four years from 2021 to 2024 and nearly 100 transformers of 100 KVA/KV type have been affected by HT coil winding or LT failure in the period.

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