Gurgaon: Around 2,000 families living in Rising Homes in Sector 92 have approached chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, seeking immediate intervention to expedite the construction of a long-pending 33kV switching station.Residents alleged that despite the developer depositing over Rs 5.4 crore, handing over land to Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam (DHBVN) and the utility floating a tender in April, work has yet to begin, leaving the township dependent on an overloaded 11kV electricity supply.According to residents, DHBVN approved an ultimate sanctioned electrical load of about 13,520kW for the township in Feb 2025. Under the approved plan, the load is to be supplied through a 33kV switching station to be constructed by DHBVN on around 400 square yards of land provided by the developer.Although DHBVN floated a tender for construction of the switching station in April this year, work has not commenced. Residents said the issue has been repeatedly raised with the authorities, but there has been little progress.The president of the Royal Green Owners Condominium Association, Praveen Malik, said, “We have already filed a complaint through the CM Window and recently raised the matter again during a Samadhan Shivir. The builder deposited the required charges nearly one and a half years ago, handed over the land, and completed every formality. Even after the tender was floated in April, not a single activity has started at the site.”In its representation to the chief minister, the association has sought immediate commencement of construction, a fixed timeline for completion of the switching station, and an inquiry into the delay despite the land being available, charges being deposited and completion of the tender process.A DHBVN official said the tender process is in its final stage of allotment and is awaiting approval from the state’s high powered works purchase committee before work can commence.Malik said electricity demand has increased significantly as occupancy has risen across all four phases of the township.“At present, around 2,000 families are living in the society, and another 500 families are expected to move in over the coming months. The internal electrical infrastructure, including transformers, has already been planned by the builder, but it cannot be commissioned until the switching station and transmission line are completed. During summer, residents face frequent power outages and voltage fluctuations because the existing system is unable to handle the increasing load,” Malik said.Residents added that repeated outages have forced many households to depend on diesel generator backup for extended periods, increasing both inconvenience and maintenance costs. “Residents are forced to rely on costly diesel generators, paying nearly Rs 30 per unit, while the govt also loses revenue as electricity consumption shifts from the grid to diesel generator backup,” said a resident of Phase 3 of the township, Colonel SS Mor (Retd).A resident of Phase 4 of the township, Dev Kant Mishra, said, “After a long wait, we finally got our homes. We have also paid the required charges through the developer, yet the project remains pending. Electricity demand is increasing continuously, making the situation more critical. Construction of the 33kV switching station should begin without further delay to ensure a reliable power supply.”
