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Power Distribution in Delhi

NEW DELHI: Cutting across party lines, political leaders at a meeting here on Thursday strongly criticised the privatisation of the power distribution network in the Capital five years ago and proclaimed that the model had proved a failure.At the meeting attended by residents' welfare associations, activists, power engineers, trade union members, legal experts and technocrats, the participants described the Delhi privatisation model as a "total failure"."The all-party meeting was an attempt to evaluate the views of all stakeholders of Delhi and see if we agree on the results of the five years of privatisation. Nobody expressed any satisfaction at all," said Sanjay Kaul of People's Action who conducted the meeting."Three proposals were put to the floor and all of these were passed unanimously," he said.Delhi BJP president Harsh Vardhan spoke disparagingly about almost every aspect of the deal, be it service, billing, fast running meters or power cuts. He pinned the blame on the Chief Minister and accused her of ignoring the consumers' interests.Communist Party of India general secretary A. B. Bardhan praised the RWAs for having taken the fight to the streets and said a similar agitation must be undertaken to have the entire privatisation process reviewed beginning with the Electricity Act, 2003, which he described as fundamentally flawed.Congress MLA S.C. Vats said his work as Public Accounts Committee Chairman was to give answers to the citizens about the truth behind the privatisation deal. He said the Electricity Act, 2003, must be reviewed.The meeting ended with an agreement to put pressure on the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission to review the performance of the past five years through an independent audit and force the Government through agitation to order a CBI probe into the entire deal.

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What is the difference between Distribution and Power transformer?

Is an construction differece in power & distribution transformer? Please clarify

There are significant differences between distribution transformers and power transformers.

Firstly, it helps to recognize where each of these devices are used.
Power transformers are found in substations.
Distribution transformers are found near the individual loads, and are found either overhead on the poles, or ground-mounted.

Power transformers are much larger, more robust devices, and usually include more complex protection and accessories. For instance, a power transformer will usually be outfitted with oil level, winding temperature, and sudden pressure protection devices. Power transformers also may be designed with conservators or a dry-nitrogen head-space. Power transformers are often outfitted with cooling fans and/or oil pumps. Distribution transformers have none of these. Distribution transformers are usually only outfitted with a primary fuse or simple thermal-magnetic switch on the primary.

Perhaps just looking at the pictures of the each of them will make it obvious.

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