PERFORMANCE BUDGET 1998-99 - Ministry of Power

loss of revenue to the supply undertakings, besides the loss in industrial and agricultural
production. Live Line Maintenance Techniques have been, therefore, evolved to avoid
deenergisation of lines for maintenance purpose so as to ensure utmost continuity of power
supply to consumers. But adoption of Live Line Maintenance Techniques necessitates proper
and adequate training of Maintenance personnel in these Techniques. The Hot Line Training
Centre, Bangalore meets these requirements by :
a) Conducting training courses on Live Line Maintenance Techniques covering HV
and EHV lines upto and including 220 KV by using Hot Stick Method, and
b) Planning one month courses for future (exclusively for those who have already undergone
training in course (a) above covering EHV lines upto and including 400 KV using Bare
Hand Techniques-to be taken up after shifting to permanent complex at Somanahalli.
8.2.3 Targetted date of completion and total capacity envisaged when fully developed:
The first phase (stage-I) completed in March, 1981, was envisaged to train 50 persons
per year in Hot Stick Method of the Live Line Techniques upto and including 200 KV.
The 2nd Phase (stage-II) of the project for augmenting training facilities and for establishing
the H.L.T.C. on a permanent basis for imparting training to 100 personnel in a year in Bare
Hand Techniques and Hot Stick Method, likely to be completed during the year subject to
the early clearance of revised cost estimates.
All the machinery and equipment, land etc. have already been procured and civil work
are being carried out by C.P.W.D. The faculty for the 400 KV trining sanctioned under
Stage-II is yet to be created/filed. The faculty themselves will have to be trained before being
deployed on training duty. Some of the existing fuculty members have been trained on Bare
Hand Techniques by M/s. A.B. Chance Co., USA.
8.2.4 Present status and existing capacity:
The Hot Line Training Centre, Bangalore has been conducting intensive training in
Hot Line Techniques. 11 KV to 400 KV Experimental Lines have already been erected
at Somanahalli and all other faculties like hostel, quarters etc. are nearing completion.
The 200 KV Live Line Maintenance Technique Training Session, which is of four
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